Orchard Heater
notes: label: Description
content: Rows of galvanized metal heaters are a familiar element in winegrowing regions, including some of Napa’s traditional vineyards. This orchard heater, also called a smudge pot, was one of many that stood near the ends of vineyard rows at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars in the Napa Valley. The heaters are used to protect the grapes from freezing when the temperature drops overnight during growing season. Fueled with kerosene, they are often used in conjunction with large fans set in the middle of the vineyard, which help distribute the heat.
topic: label: Subject
content: Wine
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content: Work and Industry: Agriculture
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content: Food
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content: FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
label: Exhibition
content: Food: Transforming the American Table
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1998.0181.27
label: accession number
content: 1998.0181
label: catalog number
content: 1998.0181.27
objectType: label: Object Name
content: orchard heater
label: Other Terms
content: orchard heater; Winemaking
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: manufactured (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 137.4 cm x 54 cm; 54 3/32 in x 21 1/4 in