Gold pan from 1850's era

Hi,

I am doing a shoot set in the 1850's in Australia and wondering if anyone knows the best place to borrow/ hire/ buy a prospecting pan or 2 for a 1 day job next week? It can be a replica but would be great to find one that is metal and already rusty if possible? Any thoughts? I am in Adelaide. Thanks in advance.

Welcome beyond123 to P.A.
I'm sure you'll get someone here to assist you.
Jaros :goldnugget: :goldpan: ickshovel:

Hey Beyond,. YOu can buy metal ones , and can make them rust by puting in a fire . then cooling and keeping wet for a week in elements. good enough for a shoot. period correct - bang it around a bit before the fire.

I think they were quite large and rounded at the bottom, back then.

I also think people used a lot of things to pan, that weren't actually custom built gold pans. They used anything they could find that would pan gravels.

This sounds a bit strange, but an old metal wok would probably work after removing the handle and a bit of aging to it.
That's probably more like what you're after in size and shape, if you're trying to recreate one from the 1850's.

Cheers,
Megsy

Pity you are not close bye, have collected a range of old pans & dry blower bits & pieces found in bush during years of prospecting.

I have one but I'm 6 hours north of Adelaide.
If your really keen you can have mine, hopefully someone in Adelaide has one