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Almaden Mercury Flask (119465)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 300.00 USD
Almaden Mercury Flask  (119465)
SOLD
50.00USD+ (12.50) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2020 Aug 30 @ 11:08UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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One large mercury flask from the Nevada Desert. 12 1/2 inches tall. The name refers to the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine in Santa Clara County, California -- the oldest and, at one time, the most productive quicksilver mine in the United States. The New Almaden Quicksilver Mine began operations almost coincidentally with the onset of the California Gold Rush. New Almaden was able to supply copious quantities of mercury that many of the processing mills in Nevada used to amalgamate gold and separate it from crushed ore. The standard measure of commercial mercury sales is the "flask" which is defined to hold 76 pounds of the liquid metal. Some of these items are heavy or large and will require additional cost to mail if not picked up.

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State: Nevada
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Provenance: Candelaria/Rawhide/Bodie Area Mining Collection