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Joe Hess using Crozing Machine
1952
Joe Hess using a crozing machine to shape an oak barrel at the Hess Cooperage.
Joe Hess using Barrel Head Circling Machine
1952
Joe Hess using a circling machine to create a barrel head at the Hess Cooperage.
Frank Hess Sr. Using Cooper's Lathe
1952
Frank Hess Sr., owner of Hess Cooperage, finishing the exterior of a barrel on a cooper's lathe.
Frank Hess Sr. Trimming Cattails on Barrels
1952
Frank Hess Sr., owner of Hess Cooperage, trimming cattails, used to cauk oak barrels.
Trussing a Barrel
1952
Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. and Tony Hess using a truss hoop driver to install hoops around a barrel at the Hess Cooperage. Also known as "trussing".
Joe Hess Finishing Barrel Heads
1952
Joe Hess finishing barrel heads at the Hess Cooperage.
