For some reason they had a battering ram (or could it be a swing for children? Nah!):
They have worked the mine since around 700 AD to 1992.
Here is the hole (there was a cave-in 1687, but it was on a Sunday and noone was close):
Here we are going down:
And here's one barrel they used to go up and down the shaft. One barrel could take 8 men (they stood with one foot on the barrel and one hand on the rope). To get off they had to swing the barrel and jump at the right moment.
Here is a doll resembling Fet-Mats Israelsson ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fet-Mats_Israelsson ):
A model showing the work in the mine:
They even had some Zvezda on show at the museum (representing our great history):
The worlds biggest coin. No wallet for this one. It was wagon. Weight: 19,7 kg!:
And here's the lake were we ate lunch on the way home:
All in all, it was a great day. But if you want to visit a mine the silvermine in Sala is a better choice. If you want a great museum visit the coppermine in Falun. Sala have spent money developing underground and Falun have spent their money above.
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