Virtual Tour Museo dell'Olio: Boiler and amphora room
FOR THE VIRTUAL TOUR CLICK ON THE IMAGE BY PRESSING THE MOUSE BUTTON
 
Floorplan
click on the rooms to start your visit
  1  -  Introduction
  2  -  Oil lamp room
  3  -  Press room
  4  -  Oil cruet room
  5  -  Room of the iron press
  6  -  Water wheel - outside
  7  -  Water wheel - Inside
  8  -  Boiler and amphora room
  9  -  Oilery
10  -  Shopping in the Museum
 
 
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Boiler and amphora room


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What can be seen in this room:

In the antique mill a large amount of hot water was used. Due to the low pressure that could be achieved with manual oil mills, it was indispensable to accompany the various processing phases with a consistent addition of boiling water to facilitate the separation of the oil from the other elements. The room also houses a collection of ceramic amphora dating back to the middle of the nineteenth century, originating from Liguria and terracotta amphora originating from Impruneta, Tuscany.


 
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