Coal Memories

FIGURINES locally handcrafted from real West Virginia coal.  Dozens of interesting designs.  Great for gifts, company awards, promotions, etc. Click the photo to browse.

The National Scrip Collectors Association is the world's largest organization dedicated to the collecting of coal & lumber scrip. Click the NSCA logo for more information.   Click the ebay link, below, to view hundreds of current, up-to-the-minute listings of rare antique mine and lumber company scrip.

What're the most important tools for every scrip collector?  Why, the invaluable EDKINS GUIDES - which give the history, rarity, value, and identification of scrip from the coal and timber industries!  Click the photo to find out more.

Rufus "Red" Ribble, Coalfield Photographer, roamed the Appalachian mining towns of the early and mid-1900's with his amazing panoramic camera - recording images of miners, their towns, and their struggle to dig survival out of the mountains.    "Paroramic Coalfield Photography" The first ever collection of over 400 Red Ribble photographs into a beautiful coffee table-sized book.  Over one year in the making!   Click the here to find out more.

We feature a large & interesting selection of BOOKS on Coal & Mining History.  Click the photo to browse.