Gold Riddle, model
Collection ID:
E223.1
Collection:
Ethnography
Wooden model on a flat base showing a gold riddle used in Australia. Also called Gold Mining Cradle. It has a seive at the top, which can be lifted off to view canvas belts underneath. The whole machine is agitated by a brass wheel attached to the machines support. It has a spring underneath which allows the machine to rock like a cradle when the brass wheel is turned. It is as used on the Australian Gold Fields for the washing of alluvial gold.
gold mining
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Production
| Originator | Baikie, Duncan |
| Place | Sydney, Australia |
