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Prohibited: 1929
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 2:25am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1929. "Utilization of confiscated bootleg paraphernalia." Getting crafty with the tin snips in our second glimpse of Prohibition-era contraband. Once again, enigmatic accouterments abound. View full size.
Boiler
Submitted by Flatbush on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 1:03pm.
I'm thinking that fellow is wrecking a perfectly good five-gallon mash boiler.
Utilisation.
Submitted by Stevie on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 10:21am.
I suppose the man is making those trays, candleholders and other knick-knacks from cut up copper churns. I'm not familiar enough with the bootlegging process to say what the churn was originally used for, unless perhaps as a condenser in a still.
You might expect this to be convict work, but the fellow appears to be a paragon of respectability.
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