Delilah, Don't know if you saw the movie "October Sky" or not, but a lot of it was related to working in a coal mine. In that movie, each miner had such a marker with "his" number on it. When the miner would go into the mine, he would hang his marker on a board such that, if there were an accident or cave-in, they would know who was in the mine. Jim Nix ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com>; "COALMINERS" <COALMINERS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:20 AM Subject: [ALJEFF] medal >i have found among my fathers things a round medal, probably brass, has a > horizontal hole at top, apparently to wear - has in the center the > letters, > they appear to be blue RSTCo - which is Republic Iron * Steel Co - it is > for > SAFETY (at the top),efficience, loyalty - then below at the bottom is the > Republic info and then Sareton Division - on the back is the number > stamped > into the medal 332 - quite possibly was my grandfathers - I tried to clean > it up and that is when I found the letters were blue - if interested let > me > know and I can try to clean it more - > > delilah evans > A Coal Miners Daughter > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

No I didn't see that movie, you think it would be on DVD - also I think this is a medal for safety - I also have some round discs that they would put on a 'trip' and it had a number and that told the man at the top who to credit with the coal - my daddy also would tell us about nobody would share their water, they were so afraid they would run out or get caught, they would treasure their water (so sad) - I also got some pay tickets or scrip. if you would like to see them I can see what I can do about getting them copied - delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nix" <lowhandicap@gmail.com> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] medal | Delilah, | | Don't know if you saw the movie "October Sky" or not, but a lot of it was | related to working in a coal mine. In that movie, each miner had such a | marker with "his" number on it. When the miner would go into the mine, he | would hang his marker on a board such that, if there were an accident or | cave-in, they would know who was in the mine. | | Jim Nix | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> | To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com>; "COALMINERS" <COALMINERS@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:20 AM | Subject: [ALJEFF] medal | | | >i have found among my fathers things a round medal, probably brass, has a | > horizontal hole at top, apparently to wear - has in the center the | > letters, | > they appear to be blue RSTCo - which is Republic Iron * Steel Co - it is | > for | > SAFETY (at the top),efficience, loyalty - then below at the bottom is the | > Republic info and then Sareton Division - on the back is the number | > stamped | > into the medal 332 - quite possibly was my grandfathers - I tried to clean | > it up and that is when I found the letters were blue - if interested let | > me | > know and I can try to clean it more - | > | > delilah evans | > A Coal Miners Daughter | > | > | > | > ------------------------------- | > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to | > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the | > quotes in the subject and the body of the message | | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message |

Delilah and Jim. Thank you for the information. I put this information in my husbands family tree as his great grandfather was a miner. in Wales and Pennsylvania. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com>; ""Jim Nix"" <lowhandicap@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] medal > No I didn't see that movie, you think it would be on DVD - also I think > this > is a medal for safety - I also have some round discs that they would put > on > a 'trip' and it had a number and that told the man at the top who to > credit > with the coal - my daddy also would tell us about nobody would share their > water, they were so afraid they would run out or get caught, they would > treasure their water (so sad) - I also got some pay tickets or scrip. if > you > would like to see them I can see what I can do about getting them copied - > > delilah > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Nix" <lowhandicap@gmail.com> > To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 12:41 PM > Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] medal > > > | Delilah, > | > | Don't know if you saw the movie "October Sky" or not, but a lot of it > was > | related to working in a coal mine. In that movie, each miner had such a > | marker with "his" number on it. When the miner would go into the mine, > he > | would hang his marker on a board such that, if there were an accident or > | cave-in, they would know who was in the mine. > | > | Jim Nix > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Delilah" <diamond6468@mindspring.com> > | To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com>; "COALMINERS" <COALMINERS@rootsweb.com> > | Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:20 AM > | Subject: [ALJEFF] medal > | > | > | >i have found among my fathers things a round medal, probably brass, has > a > | > horizontal hole at top, apparently to wear - has in the center the > | > letters, > | > they appear to be blue RSTCo - which is Republic Iron * Steel Co - it > is > | > for > | > SAFETY (at the top),efficience, loyalty - then below at the bottom is > the > | > Republic info and then Sareton Division - on the back is the number > | > stamped > | > into the medal 332 - quite possibly was my grandfathers - I tried to > clean > | > it up and that is when I found the letters were blue - if interested > let > | > me > | > know and I can try to clean it more - > | > > | > delilah evans > | > A Coal Miners Daughter > | > > | > > | > > | > ------------------------------- > | > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > | > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | > | > | ------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > | > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message