Pick
Maker & role
Hardy Patent Pick Company (estab. circa 1891), Manufacturer
Production date
Late 19th Century
Object detail
Production place
Collection
Measurements
L: 50 x W: 22.5cm (L: 500 x W: 225mm)
Credit line
Purchase, 2012
The Mint Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
The Mint Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Description
This miner’s pick was once used in the mining of underground gold in the mid to late 19th century gold rush in NSW. Although it has no clear provenance, it is likely it was once used on the NSW goldfields. A pick was a standard tool used by miners on the Australian goldfields, to retrieve underground gold, that was brought in enormous quantities (some still contained in quartz rock) to the Sydney Royal Mint for sale and then processing into gold sovereigns.
Accession number
MIN2013/5
Share
Contact Us
Head Office
The Mint, 10 Macquarie St
Sydney, NSW 2000
On Gadigal land
T 02 8239 2288
TTY 02 8239 2377
E info@mhnsw.au
Public comments
Be the first to comment on this object record.