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Sugar-works copper, sixty gallon

1948.1.14 c. 1810 Copper, iron rivets 1,120 mm across the rim

One of a set of five that stood in a row over a single flue, each smaller than the last. Cane juice went in at the big end and came out of the small one as sugar. This is the fourth in the row.

Cast in Bristol and shipped as ballast. Two patches are riveted into the base, both done on the estate, and the second is neater than the first.

Accession
1948.1.14
Made
c. 1810
Maker
Unrecorded foundry, Bristol
Came from
Llandovery, St Ann
Material
Copper, iron rivets
Size
1,120 mm across the rim
Kept
The machine floor

Out on the floor, today, freeIt is in The machine floor. Walk in during opening hours and look at it. Nobody will ask you for a ticket or a reason.

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