"Boiling"
Vessel John R. Manta (Schooner)
Artist/Maker Tripp, William H.
Title

"Boiling"

MediumSilver Gelatin Print
Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2000.101.2.116
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTripp wrote: "The try-works at full blast, trying out the oil from the "books" of blubber. The whalemen call this process "boiling." The "books" or "bibles" have been pitched into the big pots, fires started under them and the boiling goes on until the "bibles" are crisp, shriveled, and of a golden color. THey then rise to the surface and float. When the oil is properly "cooked," or boiled, the scraps are removed."
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