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Tuesday Trades: Live with the Coopers

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Puncheons, piggins, firkins, and hogsheads: today we'd call them all barrels, but they are among the many colorful and technical terms that describe the products of the cooper's trade. The safe transport and storage of goods depended on the cooper's skill. Join us for a live Q&A to learn how coopers work wood by hand and eye to create the watertight containers that made colonial Virginia's agricultural economy work HERE.