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Listen: The Blues ProgramSign describing rosin vat at St. Andrews State Park turpentine still museum - Panama City, Florida.
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Distilleries
Solvents industry
Turpentine industry and trade
Gums and resins
Recreation areas--Florida--Bay County--Panama City
Public institutions--Florida--Bay County--Panama City
Museums--Florida--Bay County--Panama City
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Parks--Florida--Bay County--Panama City
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Sign reads, " Rosin vat - The pure rosin was collected after clarification in this V-shaped vat, from which it was dipped into a perforated trough set upon empty rosin barrels. When the barrels were filled, the trough was rotated to the next set of empty barrels. Rosin was the most important by-product of the distilling process. It was used in caulking wooden ships, in explosives, for making soaps, and as a sizing in the manufacture of paper."
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