Museum Objects Collection
Scraper, Hoe
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| Catalog date |
03/05/2009 |
| Collection |
Caving Equipment |
| Collector |
Craig Hindman |
| Description |
Saltpetre paddle used for stiring vats during processing. The paddle comes from the breakdown of the main passage in Trout Cave below the bat roost. Collected June 25, 2005. |
| Found |
Unknown |
| Category |
4: T&E For Materials |
| Made |
United States |
| Material |
Wood |
| Object ID |
2008.0256.001 |
| Object Name |
Scraper, Hoe |
| Other Name |
Saltpetre Paddle |
| Owned |
Unknown |
| Sub-category |
Mining & Mineral Harvesting T&E |
| Recfrom |
Unknown |
| Subjects |
Trout Cave
saltpetre mining
War of 1812
paddle |
| Used |
Unknown |
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Last modified on: January 03, 2010
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