Hepplewhite Explorations Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Anyone know what this is? found on an old Placer site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LipCa Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 It is obvious..... it is a water powered brush? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmancoyote1 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 If I had to guess, they ran water in through the small pipe and out the other and dumped sand in from the top. The turning brush agitated the slurry mixture allowing the gold to drop to the bottom. The larger pipe carried the spoil out. That's pretty rubegoldberg, but it's the only thing that occurs to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hard to say, but I have seen all sorts of old trash dumped in old placer pits and other diggings. Old cars, washing machines, you name it. It might be related to something someone was thinking of doing for mining, but it also might just be old trash dumped at a placer pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 It doesn’t look super old the green side covers look salvaged from something like an old bench grinder from around the 1950’s by the shape and color, almost the same color as my grandfathers 48 Chrysler Town and Country. Looks like something jerry rigged you could use to clean sticky clay off the bottom of your work boots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogodog Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I'm going with the water powered rock/boot cleaner thingamajig. Although it could be a paint stripper, Usually if it has a pole its a stripper 😂 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 45 minutes ago, dogodog said: I'm going with the water powered rock/boot cleaner thingamajig. Although it could be a paint stripper, Usually if it has a pole its a stripper 😂 It looks a pretty efficient way to strip bark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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