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Snapshots
Type:
Single iconic photographs, some with supplemental links, collected
from a variety of locations.
Slides 1-15
Barbeque Kettle (Virginia Weeks); Valdosta Foundry and Machinery Company 2-roller Mill (Jackson Moore); Quitman Manufacturing Company 2-roller Mill (Travis Bennett); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Exit 109 Antiques); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Mr. Hurst); Cooking Syrup ( The Parramores); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Andersonville Park); Chattanooga No. 22 (Callaway Plantation); Cooking Syrup (The Freemans); Quitman Foundry and Manufacturing Company No. 14 (Tommy Fletcher); Columbus No. 14 (Virgil Herndon); Un-named Frameless Mill (J.L. McMillan); Southern Machinery Company No. 14 (Quitman Cultural Center); Salt and New-York Pattern Kettles (Andy Palmer); Chattanooga No. 12 (Improved) (E. Green).
Slides 16-30
Columbus No. 18 (Mr. Hurst); Cooking Syrup (Don & Carol Dean); Goldens' No. 14 (New Model) (Ruby Dorminey); Portrait (Ken & Connie Christison); Victor No. 2 (Cash Kaschai); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Ronald Pascal); Earlier model of Chattanooga No. 12 (Improved) (Pioneer Museum of Alabama); Kentucky No. 0 (Cash Kashchai); Kehoe Iron Works Frameless 2-roller mill (Terry Jarvis); Southern Plow Vertical Mill (John Evers); Syrup Dipper (Paul Smith); Factory Photograph (Kehoe Iron Works); Thomasville Iron Works "No. 27" (Wesley Pope); High-school Sign (Cairo Syrupmakers); Thompson Foundry and Machine Company "No. 36" (J. Jones)
Slides 31-45
Columbus Iron Works 2-roller Mill (John Lewis); Unidentified Vertical Mill (near Metcalfe, Georgia); Goldens' No. 27 (New Model) (Thomas Duggar); Home Green (Melvin Blount & Elmer Keefee); Syrup Shed (Harvey Bledsoe & Raleigh Player); Kettle Furnace (Parks Gray); Syrup-making Tools (Eston Rowe); Goldens' No. 14 (New Model) (Williams Station); Frameless Mill (Jettie Powell); Dumping Juice (George Connell); Waterford Foundry Kettle (Tallahassee Museum of Science and Natural History); Sugar Nippers (Acadian Village); Cane Stripper (Brinley-Hardy Company); Various Kettles (Washington Old School House Antique Mall); South Georgia Homestead (Snyder Robinson)
Slides 46-60
Findlay Kettle (Kyle Fuller); Syrup Shed (Tallahassee/Blountsville); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model post 1924) (James Robinson); Letterheads (Goldens' Foundry and Machine Company + W. B. Roddenbery Company); Goldens' No. 44x (New Model) (Oliver Bloom); Cane Hoe (Wayne Davis); Syrup Labels (Montage); IH Engines (Jerry & Anthony Brinson); Chattanooga No. 14 (Improved) (Mark & Phyliss Webb); Briggs Hwde (Valdosta, Georgia); Green Lever Cap (Bill Outlaw); Chattanooga No. 92 (Jerry & Anthony Brinson); Goldens' No. 36 (New Model) (Carroll Abernethy); Post Card Advertisement for Cane Stripper (Anthony Brinson); Murphy Southern Mill No. 2 (Al Fuqua).
Slides 61-75
Goldens' No. 3 (New Model) mechanized (John Davis); Unidentified Power Mill (Morris Bitzer); Myer Perfection No. 1 (Al Fuqua); Minor-Horton 30-gallon Kettle (Nelle Dorminey); Goldens' No. 27 (New Model) (Debbie & Craig Hardin); Cane Stripper (Gene Luke); Goldens' No. 45 (New Model) (anonymous); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Rambling Rose); 300-gallon Kettle (Beth & Tommy Clayton); Puerto Rican Sugar-Cane Field (anonymous); Kettle Skimmer (Pete Smothers et al.); Chattanooga No. 70 (Leon Robinson & Zack Hicks); Chattanooga No. 45 (Marcus Walker); Goldens' 20-gallon Kettle (Andy Palmer); Chattanooga No. 44 (Jerome Bodiford)
Slides 76-90
Kettle Cooking (Bill Boykin); Frameless Mill (New Lois); Syrupmaking Model (General Coffee Park); Goldens' No. 4 (Old Style) (Bobby McDaniel); Portable Cooker (David White)
Updated Oct , 2006
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Operations
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Mark Watson (Nashville,
Georgia)
Type: Historical. A sugar cane operation on a self
sufficient farm in rural south Georgia in the
early 1900s is described.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 2 (New Model/transition ) mill. Among
the first of this model to be manufactured. Wood
furnace with kettle.
Updated January, 2005
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Institute
of Food and Agricultural Science (Quincy, Florida)
Type: Extension. Observe
the distribution of "seed" cane of
recommended cultivars.
Equipment: None
Updated
February, 2002
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Agrirama
(Tifton, Georgia)
Type: Demonstration. An
excellent demonstration village from yesteryear.
Extracts from extension bulletins about optimum
extraction of juice for syrup. Comments on the
history of syrup production in the South.
Equipment: Chattanooga
No. 13 (Improved) mill, Quitman Manufacturing Co. 2-roller
mill, unknown 2-roller frameless mill. Chattanooga
and Rourke kettles mounted in wood furnace.
Updated March,
2003
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Puddin
Creek (Willacoochee, GA)
Type: Commercial. One of
the largest syrup operations in South Georgia. A
modern factory based on antique equipment and
traditional methods.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 27
(New Model) (motorized) and 3 kettles in gas furnaces.
Updated March,
2002
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Operations
1-4 5-8
9-12 13-16
17-20 21-24
25-28 29-32
33-36 37-40
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Chattahoochee
Vignettes (Chattahoochee, Florida)
Type: Hobbyists. Two old
friends share an interest in sugar cane.
Equipment: Two vertical
horse-powered mills.
Updated July,
2002
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Aubrey Sutton (Nashville,
Georgia)
Type: Historical. Notes
on the “x” and “xx” series of Goldens'
vertical animal-powered mills.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 2x (New Model)
Updated
December, 2000
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Cornelius Rowan (Nashville,
Georgia)
Type: Historical.
Equipment: Columbus No.
12
Updated
December, 2000
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Gerald Griffin
(Alapaha,
Georgia)
Type: Hobby. Jerry and
his family and friends share a southern tradition.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 3 (New Model),
Chattanooga No. 44, 50-gallon kettle
Updated January,
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Operations
1-4 5-8
9-12
13-16
17-20 21-24
25-28 29-32
33-36 37-40
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Mule Day (Calvary, Georgia)
Type: Demonstration.
Thousands of people converge on this small village
for a tradition celebration.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 4x
(New Model), No. 36 (New Model), Chattanooga No. 72, Columbus No. 18,
copper evaporator
Updated
December, 2000
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Charles Baldree (Omega,
Georgia)
Type: Commercial. One of
the largest syrup operations in southern Georgia
is operated by a cane-mill aficionado. Holds an
open house with breakfast.
Equipment: Mobile Pulley
and Machine Works No. D74, McKinnon mill, Goldens'
No. 54 (New Model), two unidentified mills, evaporators and
kettles.
Updated
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Raymond Roland (Nashville,
Georgia)
Type: Commercial. Raymond
continues the syrup-making factory of his father.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 36 (New Model),
several kettles
Updated
December, 2000
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Operations
1-4 5-8
9-12 13-16
17-20 21-24
25-28 29-32
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Fred Lackey (Tallahassee,
Florida)
Type: Sideline. Mr. and
Mrs. Lackey make excellent syrup and provide
excellent company. By-invitation-only Fun Day,
when they share their interest in traditional farm
equipment.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 27 (New Model),
Belknap New Blue Grass 1896 No. 1 mill, kettle.
Updated July,
2002
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Alton
Rowan (Alapaha, Georgia)
Type: Hobby. Alton enjoys
old farm items, making syrup, and talking about
both.
Equipment:Columbus No.
18, Chattanooga No. 12, Goldens' No. 1, 2
(New Model) (motorized), kettle
Updated
July, 2002
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James
King (Nashville, Georgia)
Type: Sideline. Mr. King’s
family produces syrup on a small commercial scale.
They also have an honor-system juice stand. See
the construction of a furnace.
Equipment: Quitman
Foundry and Machine No. 14 (mechanized), Goldens'
animal-powered vertical mill
Updated
January, 2002
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James
Williams (Nashville, Georgia)
Type: Hobby. Brother
Williams leads his congregation in syrup making as
well as in prayer.
Equipment: Quitman
Foundry and Machine No. 14, kettle
Updated
December, 2000
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Operations
1-4 5-8
9-12 13-16
17-20
21-24
25-28 29-32
33-36 37-40
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Bradley
Store (Moccasin Gap, Florida)
Type: Demonstration.
Holds an enormously popular fall Fun Day, and
sells syrup, grits, corn meal, and sausage
year-round.
Equipment: Columbus No.
13, Goldens' No. 3 (New Model)(mechanized), kettle with unusual
rim system.
Updated
December, 2000
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Nicholson
Farmhouse (Havana, Florida)
Type: Demonstration.
Syrup was made on the grounds of one of Florida's
most famous restaurants.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 4x (New Model),
evaporator, many kettles.
updated January,
2002
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Feaster
(Micanopy, Florida)
Type: Commercial.
Heirloom varieties of cane are grown on a family
farm in north Florida.
Equipment: Chattanooga
No. 72 (motorized), gas-fired evaporator, kettle.
updated July, 2002
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Felix Horne (Metcalfe,
Georgia)
Type: Commercial. A large
commercial producer sells under his own label and
bottles for retailers.
Equipment. Goldens' No. 36 (New Model),
diesel-fired evaporator.
updated August 2001
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Operations
1-4 5-8
9-12 13-16
17-20 21-24
25-28 29-32
33-36 37-40
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Bill and Mary Prescott
(Lakeland, Florida)
Type: Sideline. A retired
couple has a pick-your-own citrus and syrup
operation in central Florida.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 2 (New Model),
kettle mounted on a wood-fired furnace
updated February, 2002
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Leslie Herold (Tallahassee,
Florida)
Type: Hobby. Mr. Herold
has established an equilibrium between syrupmaking,
beekeeping, and a grist mill.
Equipment: DT Sutherland
machine Works 10x14 mill, 100-gallon wood-fired
Chattanooga kettle.
updated November,
2001
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Bo Swindle (Perry, Florida)
Type: Sideline. Mr.
Swindle combines a syrup operation with his
activity, sawmilling and cabinetry.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 2
(New Model) (mechanized), kettle mounted in a wood-fired
furnace.
updated August,
2001
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Mr. S (North Florida)
Type: Hobby. A fine hobby
operation designed, in part, for community
enjoyment.
Equipment: Blymyer No. 4,
Chattanooga No. 11 (Improved) and 12, kettle in wood-fired
furnace.
updated May, 2001
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Operations
1-4 5-8
9-12 13-16
17-20 21-24
25-28
29-32
33-36 37-40
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Arnold
Brogdon (Nashville,
Georgia)
Type: Hobby. A former
commercial operation is used just for fun now.
Equipment: Chattanooga
No. 92, Chattanooga No. 44 (motorized), Squire
(model unknown), VMC No. 0, kettles and furnaces.
updated February, 2001
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Ronny Herring (Ochlocknee,
Georgia)
Type: Commercial. Step
back in time and see a 1916 engine drive a cane
mill. Notes on the construction of gas burners.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 2x (New Model),
Goldens' No. 27 (New Model), kettles in gas-fired furnaces.
updated February,
2002
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Sandy's Syrup (Tifton,
Georgia)
Type: Sideline. Hilling,
stripping, and harvesting equipment is shown.
Stages in syrup cooking, mechanizing a mill, and
building a burner are discussed.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (mechanized), Goldens' No. 4x (New Model) (mechanized), kettles
mounted in gas-fired furnaces.
updated April,
2002
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Quitman
Vignettes (Quitman, Georgia)
Type: Historical.
Snapshots of days gone. Visit a man with a plan
for syrup making; then, see an old plantation with
a sugar mill; and, lastly, see a very large mill
in storage with much other vintage equipment.
Equipment: Morven Foundry
& Machine Co., Unknown mill, Blymyer Eureka #
4
updated
February, 2002
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Operations
1-4 5-8
9-12 13-16
17-20 21-24
25-28 29-32
33-36 37-40
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Junior
Cashwell (Quitman, Georgia)
Type: Sideline. Tour the
syrup operation of a man with many talents and
interests.
Equipment: Chattanooga
No. 44 (disassembled), Chattanooga No. 72,
60-gallon Columbus kettle (for scalding hogs),
100-gallon Goldens' kettle in an elaborate
wood-fired furnace.
updated
February, 2002
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William
Dukes (Quitman, Georgia)
Type: Hobby. A family
maintains the syrup-making traditions of
forbearers.
Equipment: Goldens' power
mill and wood-fired furnace with kettle.
updated April,
2002
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Keefee
and Friends (Nashville, Georgia)
Type: Hobby. Elmer Keefee,
my first-cousin-once-removed, and his friends are
among the most serious hobbyists one can find.
Equipment: QFM No. 14,
60-gallon Goldens' kettle in wood-fired furnace.
updated October,
2004
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Operations
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Jarrell
Plantation (Juliette, Georgia)
Type: Historical. A
state-operated site based on a middle-Georgia
plantation in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Equipment: Very old
frameless two-roller mill and kettles, Columbus
No. 20, evaporator mounted in a wood-fired
furnance.
Updated
November, 2002
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Charles
Deese (Wellborn, Florida)
Type: Hobby. A retired
engineer has returned to his family farm.
Equipment: Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (motorized),
Morven Machine and Foundry, Goldens' No. 2 (Old Style), Columbus
No. 12 (mechanized)
Updated July, 2004
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Abe
Swan (Monticello, Florida)
Type: Hobby.
Syrup making is the center of a three-day
fall celebration
Equipment: Chattanooga
No. 13 (Improved), Rourke 80-gallon kettle in a wood-fired
furnace.
Updated January,
2003
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Dewey
Hall (Clarksville, Florida)
Type:
Hobby/Sustenance.An authentic man- and mule-powered operation that attracts a
close-knit community.
Equipment:
Chattanooga No. 12 (Old Style), Goldens' No.
2 (New Model), Columbus 100-gallon kettle mounted in a
wood-fired furnace.
Updated January,
2003
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Operations
1-4 5-8
9-12 13-16
17-20 21-24
25-28 29-32
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The
Brinson-Harrison Operation
(Whigham, Georgia)
Type:
Sideline/Hobby.
A high-precision operation in its historical setting is
operated by three generations of syrup makers.
Equipment: Goldens'
No. 27 (New Model), Chattanooga No. 92, gas-fired furnace with
kettle.
Updated March,
2003
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Roy
Morris (Clarksville, Florida) Type:
Hobby/Sideline.
A family-operated, efficient syrup factory
with many innovations.
Equipment: Goldens'
No. 2 (New Model) (mechanized), 100-gallon Columbus kettle
mounted in a gas-fired furnace.
Updated March,
2003
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Elison Hendley
and family (Nashville, Georgia)
Type: Historical.
Reference to making sugar cane syrup provides the
backdrop for a long-winded personal narrative
about the times and neighbors who made syrup near
my growing-up place.
Equipment: Two-roller
frameless mill, kettles from two generations.
Updated October, 2004
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Doug
Croley (Havana, Florida)
Type: A community of
family and friends. The narrative includes a
commentary on early agriculture in Gadsden County
(Florida) and Berrien County (Georgia).
Equipment: Chattanooga
No. 14 (Improved), 60-gallon Crockett kettle mounted in a
gas-fired furnace.
Updated October,
2003
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Operations
1-4 5-8
9-12 13-16
17-20 21-24
25-28 29-32
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