Tobacco curers
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1 Sat Nov 3 11:27 PM  by Kim Hinshaw

This is actually a set of kerosene burning curers. The circular chimneys sat on a round "bowl" that held an asbestos wick which soaked up fuel whose level was controlled by a simple float and needle valve "carburetor" located outside the barn. My family held a dealership in Yadkin Co. NC from 1937 untill production ceased in the middle 70's. I helped install a ton of these things before bulk barhs took over. They required close monitoring because they were not thermostatically controlled but were very safe and economical. Beat the heck out of curing with wood.


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Details
Description
Gas tobacco curers in the grass produced by the Florence-Mayo company. Date from negative sleeve.
Contributor(s)
Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.)
Date
August 31 , 1957
Call Number
741.12.d.68
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
The Daily Reflector Image Collection
Agriculture
- Tobacco

Subject(s)
Tobacco curing--North Carolina--Greenville
Florence-Mayo Co.
Finding Aid
Daily Reflector Negative Collection

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Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Pitt County (N.C.)--Greenville (N.C.)
Type
still image
Medium
negatives (photographic)
Physical Description
10cm x 12.5cm
Rights
Copyright held by Joyner Library. Permission to reuse this work is granted for all non-commercial purposes.
Persistent URL
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/3029

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