Piece of history...

• Dec 29, 2008

• #1

BBQBOSS

Banned

This is on my FIL's property. It was taken out in the early 80's.

Which one of these containers...

...would most likely contain the liquid made by this:

 

• Dec 29, 2008

• #2

MURFF

Senior Member

Somebodys double bit ax spoiled all the fun. Neat pics. These are always a cool find.

 

• Dec 29, 2008

• #3

GAX

Senior Member

Nice Find!!!
Yep looks like the law got ahold of that popskull mill.

 

• Dec 29, 2008

• #4

Hoss

Moderator

They put a few holes in it. Thanks for sharing the history with us.

Hoss

 

• Dec 29, 2008

• #5

Mel

Senior Member

How cool! Thanks for sharing those pics. I've never seen anything like that before and would love to see it out in the woods. I love seeing old broken down things like that and let my mind run with it and think about the people and things that were there before.

 

• Dec 29, 2008

• #6

Paymaster

Old Worn Out Mod

Staff member

Neat pics. There are several old busted up stills near here.

 

• Dec 29, 2008

• #7

BBQBOSS

Banned

yeah ive been down and seen it a few time but finally remembered to bring the camera...

 

• Dec 29, 2008

• #8

JasonF

Senior Member

Very cool find!!
Thanks for sharing!

 

• Dec 29, 2008

• #9

mlbfish

Senior Member

Neat series. I remember in 1968 I was riding my motorcycle about a mile from where I'm setting now. It was on a friends property. I wanted to go out this old looking trail but he stopped me. Told me we might get shot. He took me out another trail and found something like what you are showing. He said this is one of dad's that they found. They haven't found the other one's yet. I went home, never went back. He's a Chamblee police officer now.

 

• Dec 30, 2008

• #10

leo

Retired Woody's Mod 7/01-12/09

Neat shots, yep have come up on a few of those "found ones" on various hunting leases I have been on

 

• Dec 30, 2008

• #11

Nugefan

Senior Member

mwallen56 said:

yeah ive been down and seen it a few time but finally remembered to bring the camera...

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on private land I guess ....


that is a Classic ......

 

• Dec 30, 2008

• #12

bigkga69

Senior Member

I found one on our hunting property and the mash pot is made of wood, its about 8 feet in diameter, the neat part is I found some of the liquor jugs and they are hand made out of clay, for some reason though I cant seem to get it to work........if only I could have found it 100 years ago.....

 

• Dec 30, 2008

• #13

DRB1313

Moderator

Cool find and great shots Bro!

 

• Dec 30, 2008

• #14

The AmBASSaDEER

Senior Member

Mighty, mighty pleasin, pappy's corn squeezin'
Whshhhoooh . . .

 

• Jan 12, 2009

• #15

coolbreezeroho

Senior Member

Time to restore them .........

 

• Jan 12, 2009

• #16

Redbow

Senior Member

Looks like the feds found the still. I have seen them many times in my younger days here in the NC woods. The authorties used to use explosives to blow up the illegal distilling operations around our area.