Putters Collection

Henry Cotton, English professional golfer
Sir Thomas Henry Cotton (1907-1987), English professional golfer who won three Open Championships, seen here on a golf course checking his clubs and putters. Date: circa 1930s

Woman and children coal putters - Mid and East Lothian, Scotland. From Matthias Dunn A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848

Woman and children coal putters - Mid and East Lothian, Scotland. Woman wears a harness. British coal industry c1848. Engraving

Boy putters moving coal in a narrow seam - Lancashire, England. From Matthias Dunn A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848

Boys working in a coal mine
Boys working in a mine. Historical artwork of two young boys pushing a cart along a railway in a coal mine. These boys were known as putters

Mine, Trapper (B / W)
TRAPPER AND PUTTERS A small boy opens and closes the trapdoor while another child pushes a laden wagon along a narrow gallery

Mine, Trapper (Colour)
TRAPPER AND PUTTERS A small boy opens and closes the trapdoor while another child pushes a laden wagon along a narrow gallery

Trapper and Putters
TRAPPER AND PUTTERS A small boy - maybe only 5 - holds a trapdoor open for a young boy and girl to push their loaded wagon through, for 11 to 15+ hours a day

Children Putting a Tub
CHILDREN WORKING AS PUTTERS A girl and a boy haul a hutchie laden with 3-10 cwt (150-500kg) of coal from the coal-wall to the pit-bottom

Mines : Children Hauling
CHILDREN WORKING AS PUTTERS Three children hurrying - hauling a laden wagon through a low gallery, on hands and knees : boys and girls both did this work (Report)

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Step back in time and discover the fascinating history of putters, not the golfing tool, but the essential mining equipment used by children and women in coal mines during the early 20th century. In Mid and East Lothian, Scotland, a woman and her children don harnesses and putters to move coal from narrow seams, while in Lancashire, England, young boys laboriously push putters to transport coal in cramped mining conditions. These images, from Matthias and other sources, offer a poignant glimpse into the harsh realities of coal mining and the resilience of those who endured it.