Still

Object number2015.108.1 a-d

Datec. 1925

MediumCopper/Solder/Metal/Wood

Credit LineGift of Clem Adams

DescriptionCopper distilling apparatus, also known as a still, consisting of flask container or kettle, outlet tube, condenser tube, and oblong basin or tub.Dimensions(a) Height 20.5, Diameter 13.125;
(b) Width 7.75, Length 33.5, Depth 0.625;
(c) Width 14, Length 22, Depth 8;
(d) Height 12.25, Width 28, Depth 10.875.
Historical NotesThis copper still was found in the attic of donor Clem Adams' grandfather's home. Clem Adams' father, Joseph Adams, recalled that as a child there was something stuck in the attic of his parents' (Mary and Stephen Adams) home and when he cleaned out the house in 1974, he went to the attic and found the still hidden there. A former neighbor of his grandparents, James Fetsko, recalled that his grandparents actually owned the still and had stored it at their neighbors because they were afraid of it being discovered and they never recovered it. Clem Adams' grandfather lived in Whitaker, near Homestead, and was a streetcar conductor.

Related person Mary Adams

Related person Stephen Adams

Related person James Fetsko

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