Wooden Tap used for maple collecting

Wooden Tap used for maple collecting

Hydrometer used for maple sugaring process to check the density of boiling sap. Used with a sample cup.

Very small maple sugar candy of a girl with a bonnet.

Very small maple sugar candy molded into the shape of a bird.

Very small maple candy molded into the shape of a rose.

Very small maple sugar candy molded into the shape of a shoe.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a heart with scalloped edges.

Wooden rectangular maple sugar mold with a handle and hole for hanging. Features six hand craved individual molds including a fish, bird, shell, and geometric shapes.

Hand carved maple sugar mold in the shape of a beaver. The two pieces of the molds would be tied together and the boiled maple syrup would be poured in from the top and left to harden.

Wooden rectangular maple sugar mold with a handle. Features five hand craved individual molds of butterflies.

Wooden maple sugar mold with seven hand carved individual designs consisting of a bird and floral elements.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a circle with scalloped edges and the impression of a star.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of an oval with scalloped edges and with the impression of a rabbit.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a fish.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of an oval with scalloped edges.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a paisley.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a lobster with scalloped edges.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a horseshoe.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a square with the impression of two mussels.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a rectangle with the impression of stylized lines.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a circle with the impression of a seashell.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a sheaf of wheat.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a palmette.

Metal maple sugar mold in the shape of a rectangle with the impression of a cluster of grapes.

Birch wood maple sugar mold in 4 parts. The mold creates a 3-D log cabin. Two sides have nails that fit into nail holes on the other 2 sides. Each side of the mold has a brass hook on the top that was added later for display purposes.

Six men standing in maple sugar evaporating machine. This machine is similar to the miniature salesmen's sample we have in the collection.

A maple sugaring sample cup made of a large hollow cylinder shape with a handle attached to the side. Often used with a hydrometer to test the density of boiling sap to see if it has reached the consistency needed for syrup.

A maple sugaring sample cup made of a large hollow cylinder shape with a circular handle attached to the side. Often used with a hydrometer to test the density of boiling sap to see if it has reached the consistency needed for syrup.

Maple sugaring skimmer with a long metal handle and a metal bowl at the end for skimming.

Maple sugaring skimmer with a wooden handle and metal base.

Steel maple sugaring skimmer.

Salesman's sample of the "Champion Evaporator" and other items manufactured by the G.H. Grimm Mfg. Co. of Hudson, OH, and Rutland, VT. Collection includes a canvas travel case with leather straps, a miniature evaporator with one large and three small trays, two miniature holding tanks, one full size syphon, and three unknown objects.

Wooden bucket for collecting maple sap.

Twenty metal spiles, or taps, mounted to a wooden shingle. After a hole is drilled into the maple tree the spile is inserted and the sap runs through the spile into a bucket.

Thirteen hand craved wooden spiles, or taps, mounted to a wooden shingle. After a hole is drilled into the maple tree the spile is inserted and the sap runs through a hole in the end and down the trough into a bucket.