Mining Pick
notes: label: Description
content: This short-handled mining pick was used in an anthracite mine in Pennsylvania during the early 20th century. Mining was rough physical labor forcing coal miners to lie on their back and use a small pick to undercut the coal seam. The miner’s would then blast the coal, shovel it into a cart, and take it to the head of the mine to be paid by the coal’s tonnage.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Agriculture and Natural Resources
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: John J. Cassler
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-9402
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-9402
label: accession number
content: 272081
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pick, Mining, Anthracite
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/8 in x 17 7/8 in x 13 3/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 45.4025 cm x 33.9725 cm