Maple Syrup Container

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The first tin-plated iron can was patented in England in 1810, and introduced in the United States in 1818. Later improvements in metalworking created tin-alloy cans such as this one.  This can held maple syrup harvested and made around 1900, in Greenfield, Massachusetts, located in Franklin County. Then, as now, Franklin County was Massachusetts’ largest producer of maple syrup. The state produces some 44,000 gallons of syrup in an average year; however, that is dwarfed by the production of Vermont, which in 2000, produced an estimated 460,000 gallons. Massachusetts is the fifth largest producer of syrup in the country, after Vermont, New York, Maine, and New Hampshire.

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Item typeFood Storage Equipment
Dateafter 1818
TopicFood, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
Agriculture, Farming
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialMetal
Process/FormatMetalworking
Dimension detailsHeight: 9.50 in Width: 5.75 in Depth: 4.00 in
Catalog #1965.02.02
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Maple Syrup Container. after 1818. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1965-02-02/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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