The idea came to me in August. I immediately set to work to shape a
barrel, which I did, cutting it out of paper and sewing it together
with twine. The dimensions were: 12 in. head, 34 in. middle, 15 in.
foot. The barrel was 4½ ft. high, weight 160 lbs. It was made of white
Kentucky oak, with ten hoops, each riveted every four inches. The
barrel was made by Bocenchia of West Bay City.