Box (tool)

The box or kiss was a hand tool in salt works . Johann Christian Gotthard described two versions of this tool at the beginning of the 19th century. The differences are in the length of the handle or handle.

Execution 1: An 8 "long and 6" wide sheet of wood is attached to a 10 foot long and 1 ½ inch thick wooden handle. The stem is attached to the center of the long side of the leaf and angled.

Execution 2: An 8 "long and 6" wide sheet of wood is attached to a 2 foot long and 1 ½ inch thick wooden handle. The stem is attached to the center of the long side of the leaf and angled.

The salt foam is ejected from the corners of the boiling pan with the smaller hand tool and the precipitated salt is pulled to the edge of the pan with the large tool.

literature

• Johann Christian Gotthard : Handbook of practical technology or Manufactur- factory and handicraft knowledge for state economists, manufacturers, manufacturers and craftsmen. Volume 2, Gottfried Vollmer, Hamburg / Mainz 1805, p. 329. Google book [1]