Object number:
H97.34.26
Object name:
gold ladle
Date made:
1870-1910
Material / Technique:
Cast iron
Credit line:
Transfer from the San Francisco Mint Museum
Copyright status:
Copyright Undetermined
Physical description:
Cast iron gold ladle--long handle with a bowl at the end
Content description:
Object is from San Francisco Mint Museum which closed in 1994. No original catalog card. Ray Hillman's comments: Gold ladle used in refining area of milling operation to handle molten metal (gold) into ingots. Object is both cast iron and forged. A bolt attaches the forged handle to the cast bowl of the ladle.
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