MINER'S PICK, hammer and point ended, 'HYTEST'
H2010.23
Lightly corroded steel, double ended pick head with long square faced curved arm tapering from handle to pointed end. Opposite end is a short square faced hammer with rounded edged square flat face. One side of head stamped at pointed end with; 'HY TEST/FORGED TOOLS/NUM8[?](AUST) PTY LTD'. Hammer end of same face stamped; '4 1/2M'. Both sides of head slightly damaged with short thin vertical and horizontal hammer marks where the side face has been used for hammering. Relatively crude slightly weathered rounded wooden handle. Tapers from head to oval flat faced end. Slightly damaged near head.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H2010.23 |
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| Accession Date: | 6 Dec 2010 |
Measurement
| height | 668mm |
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| depth | 3.8cm |
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| width | 360mm |
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