Scraper, Turpentine Production
notes: label: Description
content: This scraper was donated to the museum by the U.S. Forest Service of the Florida National Forest service alongside other products to illustrate the process of turpentine production, or the distillation of resin harvested from living trees. The blade of this scraper is metal and painted black with encrusted resin on the edges. During the harvesting process, some of the resin hardens, causing the separation of resin acids into white crystals. This product, called “scrape” is collected toward the end of the season and is distilled separately from the rest of the resin. Turpentine production is vital to assess the heath of trees from which the resin is harvested and produce such resin for chemical compounds, medicinal uses, and industrial applications.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Agriculture
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Forest Service, USDA, Florida National Forest
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.16FP17.16
label: catalog number
content: 16FP17.16
label: catalog number
content: W992
label: accession number
content: 59881
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Handle, Scraper
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: wood shaft: 85.7 cm x 4 cm; 33 3/4 in x 1 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: blade: 18 cm x 11.5 cm; 7 3/32 in x 4 17/32 in