Material Type

Artifact

Date

1900

Materials

WOOD, IRON

No. Pieces

4

Height

110.5

Length

59.0

Width

55.9

Description

NO. 2 PAINTED ON SIDE. "MERRICK ANDE...N CO. LTD. WARRANT...JUBILEE REGIS-TERED BEST IN THE ...ND WINNO...EG" LABEL ON FRONT. "CAUTION: ALWAYS LOOSEN CLAMPS WHEN CHURN IS NOT IN USE, OTHERWISE YOU DESTROY THE ...K. OBSERVE THIS WHEN IN THE WAREHOUSE". PATENTED JAN. 3RD; 1899 JAN. 12TH, 1899, MAR. 2ND,1900" ON LID. LARGE BARREL SUPPORTED ON STEEL FRAME. CAN BE OPERATED BY HAND OR FOOT. BARREL ROTATES COMPLETELY. LOCKS IN PLACE WITH HOOK AND EYE WHEN NOT IN USE. GLASS WINDOW IN LID. CORK MISSING. BARREL REMOVABLE FROM FRAME. WOODEN HANDLE ON FRAME; STEEL BANDS ON BARRELS PAINTED SILVER. JOINTS ON MECHANISM READ "69" AND "136". CROSSPIECE JOINTS ON BACK LEGS READ "P137"; BOTTOM JOINT READS "P99". "2" ON TOP RIM OF BARREL.

Subjects

FOOD PROCESSING T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

*UPDATE* IN 2010 NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND CONTACT FOR DONOR OR NEXT OF KIN.

Catalogue Number

P19640902000

Acquisition Date

1964-04

Collection

Museum

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