​Antique Pre-1889 WASHOE No 3 Mining Pickaxe Head Iron City Hubbard Co. Star 21″

This is a highly collectible, authentic antique Hubbard & Co. No. 3 WASHOE mining pickaxe head, dating to the pre-1889 era. Tools stamped with this specific combination of the clean “WASHOE” typeface and the early Hubbard & Co. star logo represent the premium, solid-cast steel or iron output from the peak era of late 19th-century Western silver and gold mining expansion.