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<blockquote data-quote="Hawkear" data-source="post: 666811" data-attributes="member: 4728"><p>Thanks Grubstake. I missed the cradle in the background.</p><p>I think that the man is actually puddling before the resultant gravel is washed in the cradle. Also the pile of stones at the back seemed to indicate a lot of discarded material typical of a puddling operation. </p><p>Most people would be familiar with the round doughnut shaped puddlers sunk into the ground in the Victorian goldfields. But a more common form of puddling done particularly by individuals or small groups was done using puddling tubs. These were commonly shown as round half barrels as shown in this picture but in reality any large container in which clayey material could be "puddled" around with a puddling tool or even a shovel would suffice.</p><p>The image shows a man holding a puddling tool. I have never actually seen one but I imagine it may have had something like a raking type end at the bottom that could be operated in a circular manner. Maybe if the puddling tub was a square or oblong container a flat rake could be used in a back and forth manner.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]9251[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawkear, post: 666811, member: 4728"] Thanks Grubstake. I missed the cradle in the background. I think that the man is actually puddling before the resultant gravel is washed in the cradle. Also the pile of stones at the back seemed to indicate a lot of discarded material typical of a puddling operation. Most people would be familiar with the round doughnut shaped puddlers sunk into the ground in the Victorian goldfields. But a more common form of puddling done particularly by individuals or small groups was done using puddling tubs. These were commonly shown as round half barrels as shown in this picture but in reality any large container in which clayey material could be "puddled" around with a puddling tool or even a shovel would suffice. The image shows a man holding a puddling tool. I have never actually seen one but I imagine it may have had something like a raking type end at the bottom that could be operated in a circular manner. Maybe if the puddling tub was a square or oblong container a flat rake could be used in a back and forth manner. [ATTACH type="full" alt="puddling tub.jpg"]9251[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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