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Tapping pine trees in 1895
Turpentine still near Abita Springs
Turpentine Orchard Cooperage 1895
From the 1905 Paint, Oil and Drugs Review Newsletter
The Five-Mile Turpentine Still
Friday, September 30, 2016
Turpentine Production
Turpentine was also a major product in St. Tammany Parish. Here's a postcard illustrating one of the steps in getting the raw materials for the solvent. The resin of pine trees was distilled to produce the fluid, which was useful in a variety of applications.
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