Spar box

Spar box

A spar box is an example of a type of folk art crafted by miners with the minerals and crystals they sometimes found within the mountains.

External links

* [http://www.thingsmagazine.net/text/t17/sparboxes.htm The Story of Spar Boxes]
* [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART17823.html NATIONAL SPAR BOX COLLECTION TO SHOW OFF MINING HERITAGE AT KILLHOPE]
* [http://www.rockhounds.com/icca/ The Spar Box]


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