Clockwise
Bellows (kallai)
9-11495
The bellows is set into the ground before the fire. When pumped, it blows air onto the burning coals.
Block of salt
9-11498
The salt, used as an abrasive, is ground and applied to the inside of the hot pot before plating.
Vessel for cooling milk (duudh ka lota) vessel, tinned brass
9-11602a
Pliers
9-11500
For holding a pot during tinning.
Tin alloy strips
9-11499
A sample of the metal used in the tinning process.
Tinning sequence
New Delhi. May 5, 1970.
A. Abrading the surface of a brass pot
B. Heating the brass pot in the coals
C. Heating tin inside a brass pot
D. Tinner and his tools: block of salt, strips of tin alloy, bellows, cloth, pliers, bucket of water
(Photographs 5 of 5)
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