Blaster's Friend
notes: label: Description
content: The inscription on this instrument reads “BLASTER’S FRIEND / NEW YORK BLASTING SUPPLY CO. / NEW YORK, U.S.A.” According to advertisements, the Blaster’s Friend was “invented for the sole purpose of Detecting Circuits, and testing Electrical Blasting Caps and Detonators of all kinds. It tests and O.K’s instantly and accurately each Electric Detonator before using; and also the entire blasting wire circuit before firing.” New it cost $8.50.
label: Description
content: Ref: Ad in <i>Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers</i> (1915).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Llewellyn N. Edwards
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.325681
label: catalog number
content: 325681
label: accession number
content: 257193
objectType: label: Object Name
content: blasters friend
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall in case: 4 5/8 in x 3 in x 1 7/8 in; 11.7475 cm x 7.62 cm x 4.7625 cm