Does anyone know that these are called?

[striker]

 

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[mytimetoshine]

Idk but I'd be milling my black Sands with it!

 

[winners58]

cast iron herb grinder probably from the 1800's they sell from 500 to 2000 depending on uniqueness

https://www.google.com/search?q=cas...ved=0ahUKEwi9vfGvrMjJAhXxpoMKHcHcAMQQ_AUICCgC

 

[striker]

I do know that they were use more than 70 years ago in Taiwan. It was for crushing gold ore but it wasn't used by hand instead the people would sit on long wooden benches and roll them with their feet. The old timer(miner)that owns these said that the women usually worked these things. I did find one pic on the internet shows these being used, probably during the Japanese war during the time when Japan controlled Taiwan. This is the only pic that I can find.

 

[striker]

Wow Thanks winners58, I guess they were multi use

 

[striker]

The old timer is building a room to replicate how they crushed the ore in the "old days"

 

[Reed Lukens]

They're to small to crush ore... Must be why they stopped, no profit. Herb grinders are for herbs, stamp mills or arrastra's were for gold.

 

[Clay Diggins]

I do know that they were use more than 70 years ago in Taiwan. It was for crushing gold ore but it wasn't used by hand instead the people would sit on long wooden benches and roll them with their feet. The old timer(miner)that owns these said that the women usually worked these things. I did find one pic on the internet shows these being used, probably during the Japanese war during the time when Japan controlled Taiwan. This is the only pic that I can find. View attachment 1243704

Curious that the grinding pans aren't worn smooth like you would expect if minerals were being milled. I guess they could be old and rusted? I'm not sure how effective these would be. The picture doesn't show any mineral milling but I suppose if you set up enough of these you would eventually get some gold.

I google translated the page where you got the picture and it doesn't say anything about milling gold. It does talk about the miners smuggling gold and being um ...inspected.

Miners stealing gold strange tricks, the most common mode or plug entrainment. According to the old miners said they are using mochi crude gold paper roll into strips and then inserted into the . But one can not plug too much, lest because the of a foreign body, like walking outside the eight will be presented, and it would be caught out. Some miners will dissolve gold dust and mercury or tin together, directly swallowed belly after out, eat fiber rich leek noodles, or eat some of the vegetables dipped in kerosene, you can pull out the gold. As a result, before the sun sets in gold mining companies, gross pit, we fight over, because, from the inside picked up numerous cases of gold. Some miners are the stolen gold, shipped out from other small pit, hidden in secret places. At work, and from the original tunnel out of the pit to accept checks. To the middle of the night, the miners and then slipped inside the dark tunnel to steal gold. Former miners living in poverty, tattered clothes, even wearing sandals start work. But smart miners use mend clothes, the gold hidden in the patch clothes; there are people within the gold into straw sandals, smuggling gold out.

However, aspects of the mine inspection is very strict in the tunnel after the miners work day, the entire people have become dark, pit mouth will set up a pool, we all naked freshen; this time, also check the miners have selfless the best time for possession of gold. Was caught stealing gold miners, was inevitably beat him, even to the police station to be locked up.

It would be interesting to know more. This is new to me, perhaps your friend has more information?

Heavy Pans

 

[winners58]

Might want to research the area for Chinese miners, some camps had 1000+ men all needing to eat,
these would have been an important part of mining, but would have been used in the camp mess hall.

if you look here under "historic mining photos by state" some have views of Chinese miners.
Mining Artifacts

 

[GoldpannerDave]

Curious that the grinding pans aren't worn smooth like you would expect if minerals were being milled. I guess they could be old and rusted? I'm not sure how effective these would be. The picture doesn't show any mineral milling but I suppose if you set up enough of these you would eventually get some gold.

I google translated the page where you got the picture and it doesn't say anything about milling gold. It does talk about the miners smuggling gold and being um ...inspected.



It would be interesting to know more. This is new to me, perhaps your friend has more information?

Heavy Pans

Sounds like the problems mining firms had in Colorado and other hard rock mines.

 

[KevinInColorado]

I do not want to be 'inspected'!

 

[striker]

Here is a more modern day pic.

 

[striker]

sorry guys I should have given more details, (this was my first post on treasurenet). I took these pictures in Taiwan and the old miner(in his 70's)that owns these grinders is Chinese. He grew up in a mining town here in Taiwan(now a ghost town) that was started back in the 1890's. I have met other prospectors here with the same type of grinders. Im not saying these are not herb grinders but from what I am told they were used for a different purpose. I will ask more details on how exactly they were used and report back.

 

[striker]

here is one of the old mining towns

 

[russau]

Striker I thought everyone know they are called "whatchamacallits" !