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Winch

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During the earlier years of the 20th century, this drag, or winch, powered by compressed air, was used in the mines to move ore and heavy equipment. It operated in a similar fashion to a later drag that ran on electric power and was used in the Tennessee Copper Company mines in the 1950s.
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