Support (vessel)
A support (obsolete also Stunze or Steize ) is a wooden vessel with lid and handle, the upwardly toward conical tapers. Its construction of staves and tires resembles that of a wooden barrel; the capacity varies, but is usually significantly more than a liter. Supports were increasingly widespread in agricultural regions in rural areas and are now mainly to be found in small-scale viticulture and cellaring. Every now and then you get to see them at smaller craft fairs.
The concept of the support has been used since the 14th century. In the Codex diplomaticus Austriaco-Frisingensis from 1315 there is an entry about "item 2 stützen depictae, item 1 ciffus de stanno et 1 stutz" . In a document from 1487 it says "(if there is a risk of fire) every citizen (...) should run with slogans, ladders, heels, stunts and other related items" .
In agriculture, the support was also used to collect milk during milking. The following rhyme can be found in Johann Gottfried Hermes' lullabies :
- I have good food
- does the dear mother
- quite a lot of good butter
- from the white milk: strip, stroll
- the stunt is quickly full
Apart from agriculture are also found evidence to show that supports (or here: Stuze ) were also used in mining: "one in Saalfeldischen ordinary conical Kohlenmaasz; eight Stuze be a cartload expected" . In older Swabian sources, the term can also be found as a designation for the nobler dishes: "in addition to two white breads and two silver coins with wine" .
In the Timberland of Eastern Thuringia, a stunze or stinze refers to a wooden vessel that was made from a round bottom, barrel staves and barrel hoops in the manner of a barrel maker and that diverges conically towards the top (in contrast to the vessel shown, which converges conically towards the top). The barrel staves are straight and one of them is usually elongated and provided with an approx. 3 to 5 cm hole above the actual upper edge of the vessel, so that the stinze can be hung on a hook and stowed away to save space. Usually the hole also served as a handy handle. Common sizes were bottom diameters of approx. 30 to 50 cm and heights of approx. 15 to 30 cm. The stinze was mostly used as a transport container for or for the short-term storage of food.
The support is still used today in wineries, where it has proven to be a practical tool. Here, however, supports made of wood have given way to those made of plastic, as they are more hygienic and easier to care for.
Their advantage lies in the one easy-to-use handle on the side that enables you to work with one hand.
Modern versions usually hold 10 liters and are easy to use in almost every modern winery.
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Individual evidence
- ^ Brothers Grimm : German Dictionary , Volume 20, published by S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1942
- ^ Carl Friedrich Walch: Mixed contributions to German law , Jena 1772
- ^ Mining dictionary , Chemnitz 1778
- ↑ JF Speeth: Constanzer Chronik , 1733