Subject: Re: Question From: Eva and Matt Harvey <eva.mattharvey@gmail.com> Message-ID: <43755228-e36f-fb2e-5f0c-5c53440232ce@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 08:04:14 -0500
Just filling with a hose where it can leak until filled may be easier
then finding a large enough tub....
On 7/10/2018 3:40 PM, Mike Michna wrote:
> Just soak in a large vat of water until it swells up again. Then keep
> it moist.
>
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 1:44 PM, Gary Kunz <kunztwo@centurytel.net
> <mailto:kunztwo@centurytel.net>> wrote:
>
> Our society was recently given a H. H. Palmer Acme Butter Churn.
> We would like to use it for demonstration purposes but have a
> small problem. Because it has been unused for many years, the
> barrel staves have shrunk and it would no longer hold fluids. I
> have consulted a number of persons about what procedure we should
> use to swell the barrel to its waterproof status. Has anyone had
> to same problem and what was your solution? Thanks.
>
>