tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post5246995870020856201..comments2024-03-27T08:47:53.648-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: What the heck is a gum copal worker?Heather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-27618320800940287632014-02-18T05:29:47.520-08:002014-02-18T05:29:47.520-08:00Gum Copal worker is the person taking the copals f...Gum Copal worker is the person taking the copals from the tree. Copals are like rubber, it is formed by cutting the tree then the latex flows out , you leave it for awhile , come back in 15 days it will harden to form like an amber.<br /><br />It is commonly used in the manufacture of varnishes. Gum Copal is commonly found in Southeast asia, <br /><br />here is a video of it : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WikCL2te0EkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215711380109112865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-81045713901273946592012-06-29T07:29:54.813-07:002012-06-29T07:29:54.813-07:00Thanks for this well-documented post. At the Phill...Thanks for this well-documented post. At the Phillips Library (at the Peabody Essex Museum) in Salem, MA, we just received a gift of two account books of Jonathan Whipple's. They describe in great detail his trade with various vendors in Zanzibar and other places in Africa for gum copal. Your information will be very helpful in cataloging these items.Tamara Gaydoshttp://www.pem.org/librarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-23979819610886693412011-07-17T07:28:36.200-07:002011-07-17T07:28:36.200-07:00Heather, thanks for this post. You know I must kno...Heather, thanks for this post. You know I must know EVERYTHING! And you have given me so much in this post. I must know more about the "China Trade Frenzy." What it looks like is that the Gum Copal industry was taken offshore due to taxes. Is this form of varnish used today? Wow, so many questions for an early Sunday morning. I guess I need to do some digging on my own. Thanks for sharing and stimulating my "WHAT????" factor! Gum Copal. Who knew!Kathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985508112616184739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-54738955699453367492011-07-17T07:11:47.200-07:002011-07-17T07:11:47.200-07:00I agree with Bill! Very interesting. Love Salem hi...I agree with Bill! Very interesting. Love Salem history!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-16855026786571364552010-03-04T07:19:46.068-08:002010-03-04T07:19:46.068-08:00Great post, Heather. I ran into a similar situatio...Great post, Heather. I ran into a similar situation with some of the court records about William Gerrish when a inventory list left me scratching my head over some words.<br /><br />BillBill Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.com