Miner's short-handled pick

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Type
Picks
Place
Shoalhaven Gorge, New South Wales, Australia
Materials
Metal - non specific, Wood
Collection
Claude Dunshea collection no. 1
Accession number
1990.0076.0008

Description

Miner's hand forged short-handled pick, with a hammer head on one side of the crossbar and a sharp pointed pick head on the other.

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 4:48:04 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-23. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.