Agriculture, Commerce, Government: 1860-1950 : Cattle, Lumber, Potatoes and Dynamite
Object ID:
1993.002.1
Object Name:
Drill, Rock
Description:
Air pressure rock drill used in gold mining. There is a spike on one end, cylindrical and about 2/3 up from the spike is the apparatus that holds two pipes. One pipe is capped, the other is open and threaded.
No maker's mark visible.
Dimensions:
W-4.5 L-4.5 Dia-1.333 Cir-1.25 feet
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