National Postal Museum
Detonator used by the DeAutremonts
Hugh DeAutremont, American, 1904 - 1959 · October 11, 1923
The DeAutremont brothers stole this DuPont Blasting Machine No. 3 from the Oregon City Construction Company and used it to perpetrate the holdup and attempted robbery of a mail train. Made of 5/8-inch thick wood joined with mortice and tenon and flathead screws, the device has a plunger, a leather strap handle, and two butterfly connections. The metal advertising plate on top of the device provides instructions for use.
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