Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.100
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Spoon
Title:
Long Handled Salt Spoon
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1996
Description:
Long Handled Salt Spoon
Long metal rod with dinner spoon riveted to it.

Notes:
This long handled salt spoon was used to control reactions in the muffle furnance. If one charged crucible was reacting very strongly and in danger of over flowing, the assayer would reach in and put a spoon full of salt into the crucible. This would slow the reaction. As per Kevin Weir.
People:
Weir, Kevin
Search Terms:
Assaying
T&E
JMIC
Mining
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