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Sap Spiles

Object/Artifact

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.

2013.003.494

Genesee Country Village and Museum

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