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Turpentine Stills:
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1. A widely circulated
postcard of a typical fire turpentine still, this one sent from Ormond
Beach, Florida, 1910. Once a dominant feature of the Georgia piney
woods, these structures are fast disappearing from the cultural
landscape. Courtesy of Robert Cogswell.
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2. Another widely
circulated postcard of a fire turpentine still with the woodsrider, dip
wagon, and rosin yard in the foreground, mailed from Pensacola, 1930.
Rosin and spirits of turpentine were the two products of the stilling
process in gum naval stores. Courtesy of Robert Cogswell. |
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3. Postcard of the
rosin yard at the naval stores docks, Brunswick. Courtesy of Milton
Hopkins. |
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4. Postcard of Atlantic
Coast Line Rosin Yard, Savannah, “over 25,000 barrels in sight.”
Courtesy of Milton Hopkins. |
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5. The Carter
Turpentine Still in Portal, Georgia (The Turpentine City) is the site of
the annual Catface Community Turpentine Festival in the fall. Photo by
Tim Prizer, 2002. |
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6. The Carter
Turpentine Still. Fire stills such as this were widely used until
gradually displaced by the steam distillation technique developed in the
1930s. The last fire still in Georgia had closed by 1960. Photo by Tim
Prizer, 2002. |
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7. A dip wagon, once
pulled by mules, on the grounds of the Carter Turpentine Still in
Portal. The wooden bench seat in the front was used by the driver.
Photo by Tim Prizer, 2002. |
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8. A close-up of the
Carter Turpentine Still. On the right is the two-story still building
with the firebox below and the gum platform above. To the left is the
cooling tub, adjacent to the spirit shed (white shed on far left). Raw
gum was poured into the kettle (charging the still) and heated by wood
fire. The kettle was attached to the tub by a copper pipe that allowed
the steam from the cooking gum to enter the tub through the spiral coil
or worm, where it was cooled and turned back into a liquid of turpentine
and various by-products called low wine. Photo by Tim Prizer, 2002.
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Turpentine Stills:
section
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section two |
section three |
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