Gold ore stamping machine, Grass Valley, CA

[UncleVinnys]

One of 'em machines that would crush gold ore (mostly quartz) to
extract the gold.
I heard they made a horrible banging noise when operating.

(Don't get yer finger caught in there!)

 

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[RGINN]

Cool. I imagine the mining camps out there and here in the Colorado Rockies were far more noisy then, night and day, than the area is now. I'm glad they got a relic that wasn't destroyed by vandals, too.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Now that is an awesome relic!

 

[naturegirl]

Cool relic, it reminds me of the old wooden oil derricks. There's something about iron and wood machines. It says alot about the men who worked them, and lost a lot of fingers. Thanx for posting

naturegirl