General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, PROBABLY TIN & SHEET IRON

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

46.5 cm

Width

24.0 cm

Height

22.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Cottage industries

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MODEL EVAPORATOR PROBABLY USED C.1880S-1930S, AND POSSIBLY LATER

Canada

MODEL OF ONCE COMMON EQUIPMENT USED IN MAPLE SYRUP & SYRUP PRODUCTION, ACROSSCANADA & USA. SALESMAN'S MODELS, ONCE DISCARDED, WERE COMMONLY USED AS TOYS BY FARM CHILDREN (REF.1)

Function

TO HEAT SAP AND REDUCE WATER CONTENT IN ORDER TO PRODUCE MAPLE SYRUP. THIS MODEL USED BY SALESMEN AS DEMONSTRATION PIECE.

Technical

EVAPORATORS, FIRST MFD IN THE LATE 1870S, REPRESENT THE MAJOR DEV'T IN PRODUCING LARGE VOLUMES OF SYRUP, OF CONSISTANT QUALITY. WOOD, AND LATER GAS OR OIL WERE USED TO HEAT SAP, WHICH ENTERED AT END OF EACH PAN FROM A HOLDING TANK. AS IT BECAME THICKER & HEAVIER SYRUP FLOWED THROUGH CHANNELLED PAN TO FAR-END COMPARTMENT PROCESS OF REDUCING SAP TO SYRUP TOOK APPROX. 50 MINUTES. THE CORRUGATED BOTTOM ON.3 DEMONSTRATES THE ADVANTAGES OF A STRONGER PAN, & MORE UNIFORM HEAT DISTRIBUTION PRODUCED BY DOUBLING THE HEATING SURFACE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'X-383-a' TO 'X-383-c' HANDPAINTED IN RED-ORANGE ON EACH OF 3 MAIN PIECES

Missing

CHIMNEY PIPE OR HOOD

Finish

MAIN BODY PAINTED BLACK; GALVANIZED PANS

Decoration

N/A