Guadalupe Mine Blueprint

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Guadalupe Mine Blueprint

Entry/Object ID

NU 2020.27

Description

Inclined Tube Quicksilver Retort blueprint schematics, for use in the Guadalupe Mine. Contains two drawings, one large drawing of the tube on the upper portion of the blueprint, and a smaller drawing of the oil burner to the lower left of the blueprint. Scale of blueprint is 1" = 1.'

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist

G. Donald Eberlein

Manufacturer

Laco Mining Co.

Date made

Aug 1943

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Notes

Designed by Howard Meade, Laco Mining Co / Plans drawn by G. Donald Eberlein, U.S. Geological Survey

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Lower right corner of the plans.

Transcription

INCLINED TUBE QUICKSILVER RETORT / USED AT / GUADALUPE MINE / (LACO MINING CO) / NEW ALMADEN DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. / Designed by Howard Meade, Laco Mining Co. / Plans Drawn By G. Donald Eberlein, U.S. Geological Survey / AUG, 1943 / Scale: 1" = 1'

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Blueprint

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Copy, Reprographic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

39-3/4 in

Length

38-1/2 in

Material

Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Laco Mining Co.

Notes

Owner of the mine that this machine was used in.

Person or Organization

G. Donald Eberlein

Notes

Drew up the plans

Person or Organization

Howard Meade

Notes

Designed the Inclined Tube Quicksilver Retort