Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
80.10.003
Accession#:
80.10
Credit Line:
Donated by Ethel Montgomery.
Object Name:
Idler
Title:
Iron Roller (Idler)
Date:
1905
Year Range from:
1900
Year Range to:
1910
Description:
Round metal cylindrical object has round handles protruding from each end. Center of object is wooden. (Similar to rolling pin).
An idler is part of machine — rope or cable conveyor belt (Tom Pittman 1987).
An idler is part of machine — rope or cable conveyor belt (Tom Pittman 1987).
Notes:
Discovered in 1949 by Dr. & Mrs. I.J. Montgomery on beach below Douglas (Treadwell Mine Complex).
Mrs. Ethel Montgomery lived at 2411 Douglas Hwy. until her death about 1990.
Mrs. Ethel Montgomery lived at 2411 Douglas Hwy. until her death about 1990.
Search Terms:
T&E
Treadwell
Mill
Mining
Treadwell
Mill
Mining
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Iron Roller (Idler)
Iron Roller (Idler)