The limited company Málmleit imported the drill in 1922 from Germany, with the aim of drilling for gold in the Vatnsmýri bog. No gold was ever found. The drill was sold to the Reykjavík Muncipal Electrical Works, who started drilling for water near the hot springs which had long been used for laundering clothes. Hot water pipes were laid to Austurbæjarskólinn (East Town School) and surrounding houses in 1930, the water being diverted to a nearby indoor swimmingpool after passing through the heating system. The drill was last used for drilling in 1965 and was moved to the museum in 1977…..-The Reykjavík City Museum-….. collects and conserves objects from Reykjavík cultural history and carries out research on them, and promulgates knowledge of the history and living conditions of the people of Reykjavík from the Settlement Age to the present day. Arbaer (Árbær) was an established farm well into the 20th century, and The Reykjavik City Museum opened there in 1957. Arbaer is now an open air museum with more than 20 buildings which form a town square, a village and a farm. Most of the buildings have been relocated from central Reykjavik. #antiques #Arbaearsafn #Arbaer #building #fornminjar #Iceland #Kukl_on_Earth #Kukl_á_Jörð #minjar #minjasafn_Reykjavíkur #museum #New_Iceland #Nýja_Ísland #Reykjavik #Reykjavík #safn #St_Pall #St_Peter #The_Reykjavik_City_Museum #The_Reykjavík_City_Museum #timber #timber_house #timbur #timburhús #Árbæjarsafn #Árbær #Ísland
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