Feeder, chick

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OBJECT TYPE: ROUND
DATE: 1920–1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0097.001

MANUFACTURER: General Steel Wares Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 18
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: N/A
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 2.0 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: GSW
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR FEEDING CHICKS. GRAIN/DRY MASH MIXTURE IS PLACED IN BASE. COVER IS PLACED ON TOP. CHICKS INSERT HEADS THROUGH HOLES AROUND PERIMETER OF COVER IN ORDER TO EAT. CONVEX BOTTOM ON BASE KEEPS FEED MOVING TO THE PERIMETER.
Technical: UNIT PROTECTS FOOD SUPPLY FROM LITTER BEING SCRATCHED INTO IT. COVER ALSO PREVENTS CHICKS FROM BRINGING THEIR FEET INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE FOOD & THEREBY CONTAMINATING IT. PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FEEDERS ARE SUPPLIED, COVER ALSO PROTECTS CHICKS FROM BEING CROWDED OUT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LOGO AT CENTRE OF FEEDER COVERS READ: 'GSW/ QUALITY/ G15'
Missing: From CA of 07/29/1997 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
Finish: METAL WITH GALVANIZED FINISH
Decoration: SHIELD-SHAPED LOGO

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General Steel Wares Ltd., Feeder, chick, between 1920–1986, Artifact no. 1986.0097, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0097.001/

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