Keywords: Distilled spirits
Item 135707
Alcoholometer set by Charles Gerletti of Glasgow, made 1834-1839
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1836 Location: Glasgow Media: Mahogany, glass, felt, paper
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret
"… rum than beer, with cheap "New England Rum" being distilled in Boston, and later Falmouth. Apple orchards, that matured ten years after settlement…"
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes
"… Thomas Robinson (1747-1806) estate with his rum distill house.Robinson built and operated Falmouth's first large distillery. X J."
