Marlborough Museum Collection of Gold Mining Objects and Photographs
Mortar & Pestle

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Description A large black, very heavy, Holcroft and Sons mortar and pestle. Mortar and pestle can be seen inside the railway trolley on the right-hand side underneath the gad.

PastPerfect has several mortar and pestles, 1958.005.0004; 1959.009.0003; 1960.018.0001, but lack of description means it is impossible to know which of these this particluar one might be.

Found with the 1997 gold mining display.
Object ID 0000.800.0307
Object Name Mortar & Pestle
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Last modified on: December 19, 2014