Barking pot, Greene's Point, Tilting
A barking kettle or pot, used to boil down the bark from evergreen trees. This created a solution that acted as a preservative for fishing nets and lines, hence the phrase "barking the twine."
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| Format: | Still Image |
| Language: | English |
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1989
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_cn/id/841 |
| Summary: | A barking kettle or pot, used to boil down the bark from evergreen trees. This created a solution that acted as a preservative for fishing nets and lines, hence the phrase "barking the twine." |
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