None of the equipment shown is for sale. The items are valued family heirlooms, prized collections, permanent displays, or part of a working farm. Thank you.
 

Type:  Single iconic photographs, many with supplemental links, collected from a variety of locations. Snapshots, by no means lesser than full operations pages, are intended as a convenience, allowing a single upload to capture a broad swath of syrup making.

Slides 1-15
Barbeque Kettle (Virginia Weeks); Valdosta Foundry and Machinery Company 2-roller Mill (Jackson Moore); Quitman Manufacturing Company 2-roller Mill (Travis Bennett); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Exit 109 Antiques); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Mr. Hurst); Cooking Syrup ( The Parramores); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Andersonville Park); Chattanooga No. 22 (Callaway Plantation); Cooking Syrup (The Freemans); Quitman Foundry and Manufacturing Company No. 14 (Tommy Fletcher); Columbus No. 14 (Virgil Herndon); Un-named Frameless Mill (J.L. McMillan); Southern Machinery Company No. 14 (Quitman Cultural Center); Salt and New-York Pattern Kettles (Andy Palmer); Chattanooga No. 12 (Improved) (E. Green).

Slides 16-30
Columbus No. 18 (Mr. Hurst); Cooking Syrup (Don & Carol Dean); Goldens' No. 14 (New Model) (Ruby Dorminey); Portrait (Ken & Connie Christison); Victor No. 2 (Cash Kaschai); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Ronald Pascal); Earlier model of Chattanooga No. 12 (Improved) (Pioneer Museum of Alabama); Kentucky No. 0 (Cash Kashchai); Kehoe Iron Works Frameless 2-roller mill (Terry Jarvis); Southern Plow Vertical Mill (John Evers); Syrup Dipper (Paul Smith); Factory Photograph (Kehoe Iron Works); Thomasville Iron Works "No. 27" (Wesley Pope); High-school Sign (Cairo Syrupmakers); Thompson Foundry and Machine Company "No. 36" (J. Jones)

Slides 31-45
Columbus Iron Works 2-roller Mill (John Lewis); Unidentified Vertical Mill (near Metcalfe, Georgia); Goldens' No. 27 (New Model) (Thomas Duggar); Home Green (Melvin Blount & Elmer Keefee); Syrup Shed (Harvey Bledsoe & Raleigh Player); Kettle Furnace (Parks Gray); Syrup-making Tools (Eston Rowe); Goldens' No. 14 (New Model) (Williams Station); Frameless Mill (Jettie Powell); Dumping Juice (George Connell); Waterford Foundry Kettle (Tallahassee Museum of Science and Natural History); Sugar Nippers (Acadian Village); Cane Stripper (Brinley-Hardy Company); Various Kettles (Washington Old School House Antique Mall); South Georgia Homestead (Snyder Robinson)

Slides 46-60
Findlay Kettle (Kyle Fuller); Syrup Shed (Tallahassee/Blountsville); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model post 1924) (James Robinson); Letterheads (Goldens' Foundry and Machine Company + W. B. Roddenbery Company); Goldens' No. 44x (New Model) (Oliver Bloom); Cane Hoe (Wayne Davis); Syrup Labels (Montage); IH Engines (Jerry & Anthony Brinson); Chattanooga No. 14 (Improved) (Mark & Phyliss Webb); Briggs Hwde (Valdosta, Georgia); Green Lever Cap (Bill Outlaw); Chattanooga No. 92 (Jerry & Anthony Brinson); Goldens' No. 36 (New Model) (Carroll Abernethy); Post Card Advertisement for Cane Stripper (Anthony Brinson); Murphy Southern Mill No. 2 (Al Fuqua).

Slides 61-75
Goldens' No. 3 (New Model) mechanized (John Davis); Unidentified Power Mill (Morris Bitzer); Myer Perfection No. 1 (Al Fuqua); Minor-Horton 30-gallon Kettle (Nelle Dorminey); Goldens' No. 27 (New Model) (Debbie & Craig Hardin); Cane Stripper (Gene Luke); Goldens' No. 45 (New Model) (anonymous); Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (Rambling Rose); 300-gallon Kettle (Beth & Tommy Clayton); Puerto Rican Sugar-Cane Field (anonymous); Kettle Skimmer (Pete Smothers et al.); Chattanooga No. 70 (Leon Robinson & Zack Hicks); Chattanooga No. 45 (Marcus Walker); Goldens' 20-gallon Kettle (Andy Palmer); Chattanooga No. 44 (Jerome Bodiford)

Slides 76-90
Kettle Cooking (Bill Boykin); Frameless Mill (New Lois); Syrupmaking Model (General Coffee Park); Goldens' No. 4 (Old Style) (Bobby McDaniel); Portable Cooker (David White); J.A. Fields Star Cane Mill (Wayne Coulter); Olde Town (Pat and Roy Collins); Tuskegee's Marshall Farm (taken from World's Work); unidentified mill (Jack Lombard); Historical Syrup "Factory" (unknown, Statenville, GA); G.W. Gleason man-hole cover (City of Savannah, GA); Rourke water-meter cover (City of Savannah, GA); Chattanooga Vertical Mill (The Brinkleys); Goldens No. 16x Mill (Ronnie Gaskins); Sugar-cane Maze (Hansel and Marge Morris)

Slides 91-105
Excelsior Wonderful Pony Mill (Richard Harrison);

Updated Nov, 2010

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Type: Extension. Observe the distribution of "seed" cane of recommended cultivars.

Equipment: None

Updated February, 2002

Type: Demonstration. An excellent demonstration village from yesteryear. Extracts from extension bulletins about optimum extraction of juice for syrup. Comments on the history of syrup production in the South.

Equipment: Chattanooga No. 13 (Improved) mill, Quitman Manufacturing Co. 2-roller mill, unknown 2-roller frameless mill. Chattanooga and Rourke kettles mounted in wood furnace.

Updated March, 2003

Type: Commercial. One of the largest syrup operations in South Georgia. A modern factory based on antique equipment and traditional methods.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 27 (New Model) (motorized) and 3 kettles in gas furnaces.

Updated March, 2002

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Type: Hobbyists. Two old friends share an interest in sugar cane.

Equipment: Two vertical horse-powered mills.

Updated July, 2002

Type: Historical. Notes on the “x” and “xx” series of Goldens' vertical animal-powered mills.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 2x (New Model)

Updated December, 2000

Type: Historical.

Equipment: Columbus No. 12

Updated December, 2000

Type: Hobby. Jerry and his family and friends share a southern tradition.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 3 (New Model), Chattanooga No. 44, 50-gallon kettle

Updated January, 2007

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Type: Demonstration. Thousands of people converge on this small village for a tradition celebration.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 4x (New Model), No. 36 (New Model), Chattanooga No. 72, Columbus No. 18, copper evaporator

Updated December, 2000

Type: Commercial. One of the largest syrup operations in southern Georgia is operated by a cane-mill aficionado. Holds an open house with breakfast.

Equipment: Mobile Pulley and Machine Works No. D74, McKinnon mill, Goldens' No. 54 (New Model), two unidentified mills, evaporators and kettles.

Updated Nov 2010

Type: Commercial. Raymond continues the syrup-making factory of his father.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 36 (New Model), several kettles

Updated December, 2000

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Type: Sideline. Mr. and Mrs. Lackey make excellent syrup and provide excellent company. By-invitation-only Fun Day, when they share their interest in traditional farm equipment.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 27 (New Model), Belknap New Blue Grass 1896 No. 1 mill, kettle.

Updated July, 2002

Type: Hobby. Alton enjoys old farm items, making syrup, and talking about both.

Equipment:Columbus No. 18, Chattanooga No. 12, Goldens' No. 1, 2 (New Model) (motorized), kettle

Updated July, 2002

Type: Sideline. Mr. King’s family produces syrup on a small commercial scale. They also have an honor-system juice stand. See the construction of a furnace.

Equipment: Quitman Foundry and Machine No. 14 (mechanized), Goldens' animal-powered vertical mill

Updated January, 2002

Type: Hobby. Brother Williams leads his congregation in syrup making as well as in prayer.

Equipment: Quitman Foundry and Machine No. 14, kettle

Updated December, 2000

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Type: Demonstration. Holds an enormously popular fall Fun Day, and sells syrup, grits, corn meal, and sausage year-round.

Equipment: Columbus No. 13, Goldens' No. 3 (New Model)(mechanized), kettle with unusual rim system.

Updated December, 2000

Type: Demonstration. Syrup was made on the grounds of one of Florida's most famous restaurants.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 4x (New Model), evaporator, many kettles.

updated January, 2002

Type: Commercial. Heirloom varieties of cane are grown on a family farm in north Florida.

Equipment: Chattanooga No. 72 (motorized), gas-fired evaporator, kettle.

updated July, 2002

Type: Commercial. A large commercial producer sells under his own label and bottles for retailers.

Equipment. Goldens' No. 36 (New Model), diesel-fired evaporator.

updated August 2001

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Type: Sideline. A retired couple has a pick-your-own citrus and syrup operation in central Florida.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 2 (New Model), kettle mounted on a wood-fired furnace

updated February, 2002

Type: Hobby. Mr. Herold has established an equilibrium between syrupmaking, beekeeping, and a grist mill.

Equipment: DT Sutherland machine Works 10x14 mill, 100-gallon wood-fired Chattanooga kettle.

updated November, 2001

Type: Sideline. Mr. Swindle combines a syrup operation with his activity, sawmilling and cabinetry.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (mechanized), kettle mounted in a wood-fired furnace.

updated August, 2001

Type: Hobby. A fine hobby operation designed, in part, for community enjoyment.

Equipment: Blymyer No. 4, Chattanooga No. 11 (Improved) and 12, kettle in wood-fired furnace.

updated May, 2001

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Type: Hobby. A former commercial operation is used just for fun now.

Equipment: Chattanooga No. 92, Chattanooga No. 44 (motorized), Squire (model unknown), VMC No. 0, kettles and furnaces.

updated February, 2001

Type: Commercial. Step back in time and see a 1916 engine drive a cane mill. Notes on the construction of gas burners.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 2x (New Model), Goldens' No. 27 (New Model), kettles in gas-fired furnaces.

updated February, 2002

Type: Sideline. Hilling, stripping, and harvesting equipment is shown. Stages in syrup cooking, mechanizing a mill, and building a burner are discussed.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (mechanized), Goldens' No. 4x (New Model) (mechanized), kettles mounted in gas-fired furnaces.

updated April, 2002

Type: Historical. Snapshots of days gone. Visit a man with a plan for syrup making; then, see an old plantation with a sugar mill; and, lastly, see a very large mill in storage with much other vintage equipment.

Equipment: Morven Foundry & Machine Co., Unknown mill, Blymyer Eureka # 4

updated February, 2002

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Type: Sideline. Tour the syrup operation of a man with many talents and interests.

Equipment: Chattanooga No. 44 (disassembled), Chattanooga No. 72, 60-gallon Columbus kettle (for scalding hogs), 100-gallon Goldens' kettle in an elaborate wood-fired furnace.

updated February, 2002

Type: Hobby. A family maintains the syrup-making traditions of forbearers.

Equipment: Goldens' power mill and wood-fired furnace with kettle.

updated April, 2002

Type: Hobby. Elmer Keefee, my first-cousin-once-removed, and his friends are among the most serious hobbyists one can find.

Equipment: QFM No. 14, 60-gallon Goldens' kettle in wood-fired furnace.

updated October, 2004

Under Construction

Under Construction

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Type: Historical. A state-operated site based on a middle-Georgia plantation in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Equipment: Very old frameless two-roller mill and kettles, Columbus No. 20, evaporator mounted in a wood-fired furnance.

Updated November, 2002

Type: Hobby. A retired engineer has returned to his family farm.

Equipment: Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (motorized), Morven Machine and Foundry, Goldens' No. 2 (Old Style), Columbus No. 12 (mechanized)

Updated July, 2004

Type: Hobby.  Syrup making is the center of a three-day fall celebration

Equipment: Chattanooga No. 13 (Improved), Rourke 80-gallon kettle in a wood-fired furnace.

Updated January, 2003

Type:  Hobby/Sustenance.An authentic man- and mule-powered operation that attracts a close-knit community.

Equipment:  Chattanooga No. 12 (Old Style), Goldens' No. 2 (New Model), Columbus 100-gallon kettle mounted in a wood-fired furnace.

Updated January, 2003

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Type:  Sideline/Hobby. A high-precision operation in its historical setting is operated by three generations of syrup makers.

Equipment:  Goldens' No. 27 (New Model), Chattanooga No. 92, gas-fired furnace with kettle.

Updated March, 2003

Type:  Hobby/Sideline.  A family-operated, efficient syrup factory with many innovations.

Equipment:  Goldens' No. 2 (New Model) (mechanized), 100-gallon Columbus kettle mounted in a gas-fired furnace.

Updated March, 2003

Type: Historical. Reference to making sugar cane syrup provides the backdrop for a long-winded personal narrative about the times and neighbors who made syrup near my growing-up place.

Equipment: Two-roller frameless mill, kettles from two generations.

Updated October, 2004

Type: A community of family and friends. The narrative includes a commentary on early agriculture in Gadsden County (Florida) and Berrien County (Georgia).

Equipment: Chattanooga No. 14 (Improved), 60-gallon Crockett kettle mounted in a gas-fired furnace.

Updated October, 2003

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