Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.095
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Torch
Title:
Muffle Furnace Fire Starting Torch
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1996
Description:
Fire Starting Tool
Long brass rod with a cylindrical piece of textile, tied on by a piece of wire. Hooked end above textile. The bottom is looped.
Used to light the muffle furnace.
Long brass rod with a cylindrical piece of textile, tied on by a piece of wire. Hooked end above textile. The bottom is looped.
Used to light the muffle furnace.
Notes:
It was dipped into a can of disel then lit and used to light the burn in the muffle furnace. Made from brass.
Search Terms:
JMIC
Mining
Assaying
T&E
Mining
Assaying
T&E
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2007.22.095
2007.22.095