General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

chick waterer; reservoir [.1]

Patents

N/A

General Description

Natural cream-colour stoneware water reservoir bears blue stamped marking

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

28.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

19.2 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Poultry equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MEDALTA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

City

Medicine Hat

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This model of waterer used produced and used early 1920- early 1950s.

Canada

Well-known Medalta Potteries Ltd. operated in Medicine Hat. AB c.1916- 1958, producing a wide variety of decorative and purely functional products.

Function

To provide a continuous supply of clean drinking water for poultry.

Technical

Uses displacement method to refill shallow dish at base: as water level decreases, fresh water from reservoir replenishes supply provided for consumption.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"MEDALTA/ POTTERIES LTD./ MEDICINE HAT/ ALBERTA" stamped within oval border on reservoir face. "X.73.187.1" printed by hand in black ink on inside edge of rim.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Natural cream-colour stoneware water reservoir bears blue stamped markings.

Decoration

N/A