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I am great enthusiast of coopery products and its history.
I have made small database with all coopery items I have found on paintings, reliefs, frescos etc. from roman times till end of 19c.
Its here : http://www.azor.freha.pl/zrodla/bednarka/
Unfortunately descriptions are in polish language, but just follow numbers, "wiek" means "century".
It is fascinating to discover that all coopery products look the same through all this time. The same shapes, and what is most important the same technology. Many people believe today that barrel with iron hoops is historically correct before 19c. You can see on those pictures that its not true.
To be honest I have to say that iron hoops for this products are known already from ancient times. But generally they were very very very rare. All I have found till today is that only buckets used for very deep wells had iron hoops (and iron ears and iron handles as well). And later in history .. buckets used for canons (starting from 14 c.) had such buckets as well. Besides those rest of the buckets, barrels, tubes and all other coopery products had always hazel hoops.
What is most interesting that all BARRELS, small and big had always hazel hoops . Every one will ask .. why ? Since iron hoops are tougher when barrels are rolled into the ship for example and will not be damaged so quicjly like wooden ones. They are also much better because of the big preasure when big barrel is full.
Comparing to iron costs in middle-ages and number of coopery products used in each city, village, home, family etc. Its clear that people chosen this type of binding.
But I always thought that from 18c it should be changed.
Unfortunately during my research I havent found any one barrel from Napoleonic period with iron hoops in Europe. All in hazel.
From few days I am searching through pictures taken during ACW. I am totally mazed.
Please see those pictures:
The second link from the top shows hundreds of barrels !!! And technology is still like in middleages.
My aim is to find when people changed technology in this matter.
If you will find any picture or a drawing with coopery products from ACW times, please dont hesiate to share with me in this topic
regards
I am great enthusiast of coopery products and its history.
I have made small database with all coopery items I have found on paintings, reliefs, frescos etc. from roman times till end of 19c.
Its here : http://www.azor.freha.pl/zrodla/bednarka/
Unfortunately descriptions are in polish language, but just follow numbers, "wiek" means "century".
It is fascinating to discover that all coopery products look the same through all this time. The same shapes, and what is most important the same technology. Many people believe today that barrel with iron hoops is historically correct before 19c. You can see on those pictures that its not true.
To be honest I have to say that iron hoops for this products are known already from ancient times. But generally they were very very very rare. All I have found till today is that only buckets used for very deep wells had iron hoops (and iron ears and iron handles as well). And later in history .. buckets used for canons (starting from 14 c.) had such buckets as well. Besides those rest of the buckets, barrels, tubes and all other coopery products had always hazel hoops.
What is most interesting that all BARRELS, small and big had always hazel hoops . Every one will ask .. why ? Since iron hoops are tougher when barrels are rolled into the ship for example and will not be damaged so quicjly like wooden ones. They are also much better because of the big preasure when big barrel is full.
Comparing to iron costs in middle-ages and number of coopery products used in each city, village, home, family etc. Its clear that people chosen this type of binding.
But I always thought that from 18c it should be changed.
Unfortunately during my research I havent found any one barrel from Napoleonic period with iron hoops in Europe. All in hazel.
From few days I am searching through pictures taken during ACW. I am totally mazed.
Please see those pictures:
The second link from the top shows hundreds of barrels !!! And technology is still like in middleages.
My aim is to find when people changed technology in this matter.
If you will find any picture or a drawing with coopery products from ACW times, please dont hesiate to share with me in this topic
regards
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