Dipper
Title |
Dipper |
Subject |
Society of Separatists of Zoar--History Dippers (serving utensils) Kitchen utensils--United States--History |
Time Period |
1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s |
Place |
Zoar (Ohio) Tuscarawas County (Ohio) |
Description |
This is an image of a one-quart tin dipper with a long handle. The item was made in the tin shop at Zoar Village, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The Society of Separatists of Zoar was a group of German religious dissenters who immigrated to Ohio in 1817. Finding it difficult to make ends meet on their own, they formed a communal society in 1819 in which all members shared equally. After a few hard years, the group became solvent by helping build seven miles of the Ohio and Erie Canal, which passed through their lands. The canal enabled them to get their produce to market and allowed them to be financially successful. The Zoarites manufactured much of what they needed themselves. The village of Zoar, named for the Biblical city that Lot fled to from Sodom and Gomorrah, included grist mills, a wool factory, iron furnaces, a tannery, a foundry, garden, and store. The community disbanded in 1898. |
Date of Original |
ca. 1804-1859 |
Collection |
Zoar Collection |
Source |
H 8289 |
Format |
Picture; Objects |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type |
StillImage |
File Name |
H8289.tif |
Digitization Information |
Pentax K100D, firmware ver. 1.02, DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6AL lens |
Image Height |
1810 |
Image Width |
1207 |
File Size |
6577836 Bytes |
CONTENTdm number |
226 |
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