Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
86.11.003 AB
Accession#:
86.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Caroline Jensen.
Object Name:
Mortar & Pestle
Title:
Cast Iron Mortar & Pestle
Date:
1900
Description:
A — 6.875 inch by 7.0625 inch by 6.25 inch cast iron mortar, round with flared lip, constricted base with flared ridged foot.
B — 7.5 inch by 2 inch by .875 inch cast iron pestle, cylindrical with bulbous working end.
Notes:
Used by Peterson Family during operation of their mine, Peterson Mine, Amalga, NE Pearl Harbor, Juneau.
Exhibited: "Early days" 9186—1988
Search Terms:
T&E
Prospecting
Assaying
Peterson
Mining
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