Resin bucket for making turpentine

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A resin bucket for making turpentine. The metal pan is roughly semicircular in shape, with a flat back and a curved front. It has a straight metal handle with a rounded, hollow shaft that is attached to each side of the pan with two (2) flat metal rods. The bucket has a flat bottom. The interior of the bucket is plain but coated with powdery rust. Attached to the handle is a white paper tag that reads [RES[IN?] BUCKET / [Tur?]pen[tine?] ind[us?]try]. The bucket has a loose, associated white sticker that reads [RESIN PAN / TURPENTINE-MAKING].

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