Model, Alpha Oil Well

Production date
2014
 Description
A miniature model of the Alpha oil well. The model is encased in a glass dome and is mounted on a wooden base. The model shows the tripod of the well and five men working on the site. The landscape is made of small stones and brush. Two men are posed talking to one another, a third is rolling an oil barrel and the final two men are standing near the ladder of the well.
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Production role
Maker
Production date
2014
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/Hāwera
Subject person
Classification
Original Art/Art Object
Credit line
This beautifully detailed model was created for Puke Ariki by Nigel Ogle. Nigel is renowned in Taranaki as well as nationally for his model making skills, and Tawhiti Museum in south Taranaki shows off his work in amazing ways. This model details a day in the life of the Alpha oil well, Taranaki's first well, which was opened in 1865 and rebuilt in 1866. It was created by Nigel to go into Puke Ariki's refreshed oil and gas exhibition, Big Time, opened in September 2014.
Accession number
PA2014.098
Collection type
Social History
Material
Glass
Wood
Rocks and Minerals

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