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Pick - Double-headed, Victoria, circa 1860s
Reg. No: ST 019661
- Summary:
- 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. - Description:
- 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
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 70 mm (Height), 72 mm (Width), 585 mm (Length) |
| Weight: | 1.8 kg (Weight) |
More information
| 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 |
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