Retort

retort, Gold from mercury

retort, Gold from mercury

Name/Title

Retort

Entry/Object ID

1988.34.0001

Description

A mercury retort that was used to recover fine gold from mercury concentrates. It could hold about 76 lbs of mercury, but the bottom was The retort was found in a Gold Butte mine by Eddie Bounsall, and is estimated to be over 150 years old in 1988.