Cauldron

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OBJECT TYPE: 15 GALLON/SUSPENDED
DATE: 1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0260.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON.

Dimensions

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

Length: 71.0 cm
Width: 66.0 cm
Height: 33.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Barns & buildings
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS POT USED C. 1880S- 1970S.
Canada: ORIGINALLY OWNED AND USED BY DONOR'S GREAT-GRANDFATHER MR. JAMES R. MORRISON (1853-1927). USED BY 3 GENERATIONS OF MORRISONS ON LOT 18, MATILDA TOWNSHIP- DUNDAS COUNTY, ONT. AS A POTASH POT; THEN AS A DRINK TANK FOR HORSES; AND FINALLY AS A SAP KETTLE WHEN MAKING MAPLE SYRUP. (REF. 2)
Function: USED TO SAFELY HOLD FOOD STUFFS OR OTHER ORGANIC MATERIALS DURING HEATING.
Technical: BASED ON IT'S LARGE SIZE AND WIDE, RELATIVELY FLAT BOTTOM, THIS POT WAS PROBABLY USED FOR "FIRST BOIL" OF SAP, RATHER THAN FOR FINISHING PHASE OF SYRUP MAKING. MANY FARMERS USED OPEN POTS LIKE THIS ONE FOR BOILING SAP TO MAKE LIMITED QUANTITIES OF MAPLE SYRUP, RATHER THAN INVESTING IN SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT. (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible on pot.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: NATURAL (RUSTED) FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cauldron, circa 1880, Artifact no. 2002.0260, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0260.001/

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