Cseri Miklós - Horváth Anita - Szabó Zsuzsanna (szerk.): Discover Rural Hungary!, Guide (Szentendre, Hungarian Open Air Museum, 2007)

II Upland Market Town - II-2 House from Tokaj

n -2 half of the 19th century and some of the interior furnishings originate from that period. The beds, the cabinet, the cupboard with drawers on both sides are amongst the most dignified pieces of civilian furniture. Historic pictures depicting Zsuzsanna Lorántffy, wife of György Rákóczi I., the Principal of Transylvania hang on the walls. She is remembered by Tállya's Protestant inhabitants as the patroness of Protestant culture and education. The size of the barrets from Gönc has changed several times over the centuries. At first its cubic capacity was 480 Buda icce (old liquid measure: 40724 litre], but this was reduced to 160 icce in the 19th century (135,75 litre). This latter measure is still used in the cellars of Hegyalja. The barrel is made from oak, which used to be fastened with wooden hoops. However since the beginning of the 19th century, iron hoops have been used. As the carts driven to faraway markets travelled on bad, steep roads, the narrower and longer barrets of Gönc became very popular because they could be loaded safety and used less space. Four such barrels were put on one cart. a