Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
84.09.041
Accession#:
84.09
Credit Line:
Transferred from the City and Borough of Juneau.
Object Name:
Auger, Gedge
Title:
Gedge Auger
Date:
1920
Year Range from:
1910
Year Range to:
1913
Description:
Large iron auger with square four—sided shaft that narrows to rounded piece into which is molded wide piece that spirals down to pointed grooved piece. Inserted horizontally into metal loop at top of shaft is thick rounded wooden handle.
Notes:
Found in collections in Last Chance Mining Museum. (Compressor Building). These objects were acquired when city purchased Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. properties in 1974 from AEL&P who had purchased the properties from Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. in 1972.
Search Terms:
T&E
AJ
Mining
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