General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STAINLESS STEEL CART WITH WITH RUBBER TIRES, HANDLE GRIP/ STAINLESS STEEL BUCKET/ PLASTIC PIPE

Dimensions

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

Length

152.0 cm

Width

62.0 cm

Height

128.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Dairying

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Babson

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Oak Brook

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1960'S

Canada

USED IN CANADA. DONOR FORMERLY RAN SURGE MILK SUPPLY BUSINESS & ACQUIRED THIS ITEM IN TRADE FOR NEW MILKING EQUIPMENT (REF. 2). HE SAVED THIS UNIT BECAUSE OF ITS RELATIVE RARITY.

Function

PORTABLE CONTAINER FOR MILK: MILKER BUCKETS OF MILK WERE DUMPED INTO CONTAINER, WHICH WAS WHEELED FROM COW STALL TO STALL. MILK PASSED THROUGH PAPER FILTER & WAS PUMPED THROUGH PLASTIC PIPE EITHER TO MILK CANS OR BULK TANK.

Technical

DUMPING STATION MILK TRANSFER SYSTEM REPRESENTS SHORT-LIVED TRANSITION PHASE IN MILKING TECHNOLOGY, BETWEEN INTRODUCTION OF VACUUM MILKING MACHINES WITH BUCKETS & VACUUM MILKERS CONNECTED BY PIPELINE TO BULK TANK. NEXT PHASE IN TECHNOLOGY WAS PERMANENT VACUUM LINE & MILK LINE TO EACH COW STALL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CART PAINTED ORANGE WITH BRUSHED METAL HANDLE, BLACK TIRES, HANDLE GRIP/ STAINLESS STEEL BUCKET

Decoration

N/A