Sycamore Barrel

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The farmer who owned this hollowed-out section of a sycamore tree may have used it to hold grain and other farm products. It might also have been used to hold the ashes from which lye was extracted to make soap. A board nailed across one end kept the contents inside. The maker saved money by fashioning this crude receptacle instead of buying a coopered barrel.

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Item typeAgricultural
Tools & Equipment
Datecirca 1780
TopicAgriculture, Farming
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
The New Nation, 1784–1815
National Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialWood
Dimension details[.01] 39″h x 28″ diameter, [.02] 38″h, 31.5″ diameter; .1) 39″h x 28″ diameter, .2) 38″h, 31.5″ diameter
Catalog #1916.30.01-.02
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Sycamore Barrel. ca. 1780. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1916-30-1-2/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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