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Technical Monuments - J. K. Hell´s Water-pillar machine Issue number
188
Date of issue
21.09.1999
Face value
7.00 Sk

Jozef Karol Hell's (1713-1789, principal mine senior mechanic in ore reserve of Banska Štiavnica) water-pillar, water-pump machine for pumping mine waters, contributed pretty much to the fact, that ore reserve of Banska Štiavnica became a most important centre of silver mining, science, technology and education in Europe, in a 2-nd half of 18. century. The first J. K. Hell's water-pillar, water-pump machine was built in 1749 on "Leopold" schaft. At first this machine pumped water from a depth of 212 m, then up to 275 m. The machine worked based on about 90 m high water pillar. In 1749-1768 J. K...

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