19th Nov, 2021 12:00
Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science
An Exceptionl & Large Model of An Australian Gold Mine Stamp Mill
Australian, c.1890, signed to the stamp mill casting 'IVANHOE GOLD CORPORATION FOUNDRY' with two stamp mills fed by a single metal lined hopper at the rear, each stamp driven by cams of a central driveshaft, driven by leather belts from a smaller driveshaft below, each belt with a ratcheted tensioner,
Footnotes: The Ivanhoe Gold Corporation Limited was registered in 1897 and dissolved in 1948, it operated in Western Australia
A stamp mill (or stamp battery or stamping mill) is a type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores
Dimensions (cm) 53 x 73 x 100
Note on shipping. this item will need to be shipped on a Euro pallet
Sold for £21,700
Result plus buyers premium
Australian, c.1890, signed to the stamp mill casting 'IVANHOE GOLD CORPORATION FOUNDRY' with two stamp mills fed by a single metal lined hopper at the rear, each stamp driven by cams of a central driveshaft, driven by leather belts from a smaller driveshaft below, each belt with a ratcheted tensioner,
Footnotes: The Ivanhoe Gold Corporation Limited was registered in 1897 and dissolved in 1948, it operated in Western Australia
A stamp mill (or stamp battery or stamping mill) is a type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores
Dimensions (cm) 53 x 73 x 100
Note on shipping. this item will need to be shipped on a Euro pallet
Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science, 19th Nov, 2021
