Feeder, poultry

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OBJECT TYPE: TROUGH/FLAT BOTTOM
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0251.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 123.0 cm
Width: 12.6 cm
Height: 14.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Poultry equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR FEEDING POULTRY. "FEEDING TROUGHS ARE USED FOR THOSE FEED MIXTURES THAT ARE UNSUITABLE FOR HOPPER OR SCRATCH FEEDING, EG. MOIST MASHES FOR YOUNG & OLD STOCK & FINELY GROUND DRY MATERIAL FED LITTLE CHICKS BEFORE THEY ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO FEED FROM A SELF-FEEDER (LIPPINCOTT, P.410)
Technical: LEGS ELEVATE TROUGH OFF THE FLOOR, PROTECTING THE FOOD SUPPLY FROM BEING CONTAMINATED BY LITTER. REEL ALONG CENTRE OF TROUGH PREVENTS POULTRY FROM GETTING INTO THE FEEDER OR ROOSTING ON IT. RED FINISH ON REEL ATTRACTS BIRDS TOFEEDER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: From CA of 07/02/1997 by Carrie Misener: No - Complete
Finish: TROUGHS METAL WITH GALVANIZED FINISH/ LEGS METAL UNFINISHED/ REELS METAL ORIGINALLY PAINTED RED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Feeder, poultry, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1984.0251, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0251.001/

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