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Pick - Double-headed, Victoria, circa 1860s Reg. No: ST 019661
- Miner's sinking double-headed pick used in Victoria for alluvial gold mining, circa 1860s.
The double headed pick was used for shaft sinking whilst the single-headed poll pick was used undergound for driving tunnels and picking out washdirt.
- Pick constructed from a ferrous metal head and long wood handle. The head is symmetrical, with a long thin point at each end.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Museum of Victoria, 1871
|Dimensions:||70 mm (Height), 72 mm (Width), 585 mm (Length)|
|Weight:||1.8 kg (Weight)|
|Tagged with:||economic geology, gold mining, picks|
|Themes this item is part of:||Engineering Collection|
|On Display at:||Melbourne Museum|
|Primary Classification:||MINING & METALLURGY|
|Secondary Classification:||Extraction - Gold|
|Tertiary Classification:||hand tools|
|Inscriptions:||Maker's details are stamped into the surface of one side of the pick: 'P.C. PERKINS & Co. / WATERFORD N.Y. / CAST STEEL / WARRANTED'.
The number '2' is faintly visible in white paint on the centre of the pick head; this probably dates from first display in the museum.
|Date Used:||Victoria, Australia, 1851-1875|