Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2014.01.034
Accession#:
2014.01
Credit Line:
Transferred from the Alaska State Museum.
Object Name:
Bit
Title:
Large Drill Bit
Year Range from:
1890
Year Range to:
1940
Description:
Large, metal drill bit (approximately 5.5 inches) attached to a 21.25 inch long shaft. The shaft has an oval hold at center.
Notes:
The collection is assumed to have been collection from the old AJ Generator Shed in the Last Chance Basin. The collection was on long term loan to the Alaska State Museum from the 1960—1970s until December 2013 when the Alaska State Museum dismantled their mining.
Search Terms:
Mining
Mine
Last Chance Basin
Last Chance Gold Mining Co.
AJ
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