"I was born in a great American factory, I was sold to a nice little family in the twenties. When they outlawed the booze Daddy went crazy takin' me and several other bits of metal out of the house off into the woods. He made liquor in me for over a decade, not really not realizing prohibition nor even that world war II even happened. After he learned the booze was legal again he brought me home and threw me in the barn. 80 some years later, a woman who inherited the property finally cleaned out the barn where they had been hoarding all of their Old farm tools and had given me to this fine channel."
@nobodyxx560 haha! Fantastic! Probably pretty close, except this was found in the woods on a friends property, so most likely was just left and forgotten after prohibition, or maybe daddy went to jail and the sheriff never found the still!
@paulletsos6938 I love doing it, but I need a breather. Also, I have some fantastic long-format videos in mind, and I need time to get some projects done for those and make plans!
Enjoy the break! I believe I've watched all your videos, but I'll certainly take the time to go back through and revisit some of them while waiting for the next new ones to start up!
@@honorableoutfitters haha! No, but I hear West Virginia just legalized it under their homebrew laws. You can make whiskey there the same as beer and wine, but of course, you can't sell it. At least now anyone there has an excuse to own one!
I very much enjoy your videos and there's no reason not to take a break from time to time that's what keeps you interested and delivering good content thanks.
I’ll bet you or one of your followers could rebuild the old still it would look good in the maple sugar building! Sad news but we understand you have other things to do , we’ll be waiting with open arms! 9:18
You’d fill the pot by your left leg with mash. You’re missing parts of the lid for that pot that would make it airtight. You’d then boil off the alcohol and the steam would go to the bottom of the thumper via a copper pipe and up through the thumper that would be about 1/4 full of alcohol. Then it would run through the coils where you condense it in the pot by your right leg. That pot should have two holes in it that the coils would come out of and you’d want the coils spaced out for better cooling. The pot would be full of ice water or flowing river water because the coils get hot and will heat up the water in that pot, and when that water is no longer cold enough to condense, the steam will come out of the coils and that’s just waisted alcohol.
From one historian to another, I totally understand. Same situation here. Large farm, 1920’s sugar shack, and a curator of our local museum. You spread yourself too thin and most people don’t know what goes into the things that we make appear to be so simple.
Cool you got some old cars what do you have? I work on early and vintage automobiles for a living. Have a 30 Ford 3 Window Coupe and a 49 Nash in the shop right now. I'm up near Crawfordsville.
@@20thcenturyadventures I've seen your Studebaker I guess I haven't seen the model T's I'll have to go back and look at the earlier videos that I've missed
I had a friend that was an antique dealer, did a show down south and took a old still to sell Mistake , off duty cop saw it, he Was arrested and spent the night in jail plus they confiscated his still! I have a good friend that makes what he calls “ non taxable liquor “ I found him a small still, probably used in a pharmacy or laboratory. He makes brandy with it. I will miss your videos but sounds like you have some stuff to do and the weather has been crazy hot, Like the Bibs…where did you get them?
@deadhorse1391 the bibs are a prototype for another project I'm working on for the website. It's a way of killing two birds with one stone. Get some authentic, affordable clothing out there, and also fund the youtube channel! That's crazy about your friend. My understanding was that it was legal to own the still, just not to make liquor with it. Might vary by state. I know a fellow who makes it, but his partners who make it with him are the county sheriff and the county prosecutor in his county. I'd say he's safe...
Whow!!!! what a great piece of history from a great time. Love it
That artifact is wonderful, if it could talk!!
Thank you so much for what you do.
@@markbrandli yes, I wish they all could talk!! I try to tell their stories as best as I can.
"I was born in a great American factory, I was sold to a nice little family in the twenties. When they outlawed the booze Daddy went crazy takin' me and several other bits of metal out of the house off into the woods.
He made liquor in me for over a decade, not really not realizing prohibition nor even that world war II even happened.
After he learned the booze was legal again he brought me home and threw me in the barn.
80 some years later, a woman who inherited the property finally cleaned out the barn where they had been hoarding all of their Old farm tools and had given me to this fine channel."
@nobodyxx560 haha! Fantastic! Probably pretty close, except this was found in the woods on a friends property, so most likely was just left and forgotten after prohibition, or maybe daddy went to jail and the sheriff never found the still!
Thank you for all the hard work!
@paulletsos6938 I love doing it, but I need a breather. Also, I have some fantastic long-format videos in mind, and I need time to get some projects done for those and make plans!
Enjoy the break! I believe I've watched all your videos, but I'll certainly take the time to go back through and revisit some of them while waiting for the next new ones to start up!
@@CowboyGarage thanks! I really appreciate it!
Found another venture I see! Certainly pays better than youtube ads, lol. Awesome piece if history brother!
@@honorableoutfitters haha! No, but I hear West Virginia just legalized it under their homebrew laws. You can make whiskey there the same as beer and wine, but of course, you can't sell it. At least now anyone there has an excuse to own one!
Thank YOU stay well !!
That's pretty cool. Please take care of yourself and hopefully it will cool down soon and you can make more videos. Just love your channel. 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Pretty neat I was thinking about moonshine when you uploaded this
@@Cole1966 it's a sign!
Haha perhaps
I very much enjoy your videos and there's no reason not to take a break from time to time that's what keeps you interested and delivering good content thanks.
Its HOT everywhere. Love your videos
I’ll bet you or one of your followers could rebuild the old still it would look good in the maple sugar building! Sad news but we understand you have other things to do , we’ll be waiting with open arms! 9:18
You’d fill the pot by your left leg with mash. You’re missing parts of the lid for that pot that would make it airtight. You’d then boil off the alcohol and the steam would go to the bottom of the thumper via a copper pipe and up through the thumper that would be about 1/4 full of alcohol. Then it would run through the coils where you condense it in the pot by your right leg. That pot should have two holes in it that the coils would come out of and you’d want the coils spaced out for better cooling. The pot would be full of ice water or flowing river water because the coils get hot and will heat up the water in that pot, and when that water is no longer cold enough to condense, the steam will come out of the coils and that’s just waisted alcohol.
Bwahahah. Great video Nathan. My great granddaddy was smiling from heaven. 😉
From one historian to another, I totally understand. Same situation here. Large farm, 1920’s sugar shack, and a curator of our local museum. You spread yourself too thin and most people don’t know what goes into the things that we make appear to be so simple.
@thomastiefel7922 absolutely! There's a lot more to it than it looks!
Cool you got some old cars what do you have? I work on early and vintage automobiles for a living. Have a 30 Ford 3 Window Coupe and a 49 Nash in the shop right now. I'm up near Crawfordsville.
@wilco3588 several Model Ts, including a 1912 Touring, plus a 1922 Studebaker Special Six. You'll see them in some of my other videos.
@@20thcenturyadventures
I've seen your Studebaker I guess I haven't seen the model T's I'll have to go back and look at the earlier videos that I've missed
@@20thcenturyadventures
My oldest cars are a 22 Model T farm truck and my great-grandfather's 1930 Roadster pickup all original and very tired!
Are those your prototype overalls?
Yup. Only thing that will be different on the production run is the bib will be a little lower.
They look fantastic! I will be patiently waiting until I can buy a pair in your website!
I had a friend that was an antique dealer, did a show down south and took a old still to sell
Mistake , off duty cop saw it, he Was arrested and spent the night in jail plus they confiscated his still!
I have a good friend that makes what he calls “ non taxable liquor “ I found him a small still, probably used in a pharmacy or laboratory. He makes brandy with it.
I will miss your videos but sounds like you have some stuff to do and the weather has been crazy hot,
Like the Bibs…where did you get them?
@deadhorse1391 the bibs are a prototype for another project I'm working on for the website. It's a way of killing two birds with one stone. Get some authentic, affordable clothing out there, and also fund the youtube channel!
That's crazy about your friend. My understanding was that it was legal to own the still, just not to make liquor with it. Might vary by state. I know a fellow who makes it, but his partners who make it with him are the county sheriff and the county prosecutor in his county. I'd say he's safe...