Draining off camphor oil, Formosa (Taiwan)
The island's main industry, draining off camphor oil, Formosa (now Taiwan), which was at this time a Japanese province. After the camphor has crystallised, lumps of it are placed in wooden troughs and the essential oil is drained off into pans. It is then taken to the refineries for further treatment. The oil is used as an embrocation
Picture No
12021054
Media ID
47651476
Size
3634px x 5473px
(8.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph in Peoples of All Nations, edited by J A Hammerton, Harmsworth, No.19, November 1922
Date
1922
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