A bucking board upon which ore is pulverized into manageable pieces with a muller, which is like a hammer. These pieces can then be used in experiments.

Bucking Board

A bucking board upon which ore is pulverized into manageable pieces with a muller, which is like a hammer.…

"Muller gives a quaint description not very unlike that used by Hall and Forbes, only the mouth of the dredge was square, a form which, unless used with great caution, gives fatal facilities for "washing out" in the process of hauling in." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Fredrick Muller's Dredge

"Muller gives a quaint description not very unlike that used by Hall and Forbes, only the mouth of the…