Adds an American industrial sequence to the toast-versus-char evidence path without treating one advertised timing as universal.
The passage uses a historical Old Grand-Dad advertisement to illustrate a mechanized American whiskey-barrel firing line and distinguishes bending heat from interior charring.
Work describes an industrial sequence in which barrel staves are steam-heated for bending, held by truss hoops, moved over gas fires until the interior ignites, and then quenched to stop combustion.
PDF p. 190; printed p. 188
PDF p. 190; printed p. 188
Chapter 12 — Other Barrels: Bourbon Whiskey
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Evidence
Work describes an industrial sequence in which barrel staves are steam-heated for bending, held by truss hoops, moved over gas fires until the interior ignites, and then quenched to stop combustion.
Locator
Locator type: Page
Start: PDF p. 190; printed p. 188
End: PDF p. 190; printed p. 188
Source section: Chapter 12 — Other Barrels: Bourbon Whiskey
Context
The passage uses a historical Old Grand-Dad advertisement to illustrate a mechanized American whiskey-barrel firing line and distinguishes bending heat from interior charring.
Annotation
Adds an American industrial sequence to the toast-versus-char evidence path without treating one advertised timing as universal.
Verification
Status: Verified
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