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Object Name |
Detonator |
Other Name |
Blaster |
Description |
Blaster or blasting machine made of yellow plastic. Rectangular in shape. On one side of the top are two u-shaped cut outs that contain buttons made of silver colored metal with black tops. In center of top is a circular hole with a light inside. On the other side of the top on each corner are two larger black buttons. Red label on one side of the unit is worn an some of the text is no longer legible. Label reads "BLASTER / MODEL 10" and operation instructions. The other side has a very worn warning label. Below warning label handwritten in black ink is "LB". Paper label is attached by a wire. The label reads "Used to / set off the last / production blast / on 12/12/01 at the / Homestake Mine at 6950 43A" and "Tom Regan / Mine Haulage Foreman / & / Underground Cleanup - / Closure Foreman / Dec 2001". |
Collection |
Homestake Mining Company Collection |
Catalog Number |
2005.001.021 |
Material |
Plastic/Ink/Paper/Wire/Metal |
People |
Regan, Thomas |
Search Terms |
Homestake Mining Company Mining 2000s Mining Equipment |