General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON BODY/ STAINLESS STEEL SUPPLY CAN, BOWL, & COVERS/ RUBBER BOWL RING/ WOOD HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

88.9 cm

Height

80.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Dairying

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

IH

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Hand-operated cream separators began appearing on Canadian dairy farms in the 1890s and their operation becamse part of the daily routine of farm women for many decades. Farm sepeation of cream ensured that farmers go full value fo rtheir butterfat production of their dairy herds, while the separators higher butterfat yeilds stimulated the growth of cream gathering creameries. Electrically powered cream separators such as this one, gradually replaced hand-powered machines in the twentieth century.

Function

TO SEPARATE CREAM FROM MILK BY APPLICATION OF CENTRIFUGAL FORCE

Technical

This separater uses centrifugal force to separate cream from milk. It is electrically powered.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S NAME STENCILLED IN GOLD COLOURED LETTERING ON GEAR COVER READS: 'MCCO[RM]I[CK]-DEERING'/ MODEL NUMBER EMBOSSED ON REGULATOR COVER: '3-5'/ INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LOGO ON FRONT OF SEPARATOR IS PAR- TIALLY SCRATCHED OFF/ON HANDLE IS: '6/ RPM'/ MFR'S PLATE ON MOTOR READS: 'McCORMICK DEERING/ INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. OF CANADA/ HAMILTON CSA APP. NO 7559 CANADA/ ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR TYPE TL/ FRAME 55 MODEL X22BF3850/ 1/6 H.P. 1725 R.P.M. 1 P.H. 60 CYCLES/ 110 VOLTS 3.2 AMP VOLTS AMP./ CONT RATING 55 C NO. C5409'/ ON SIDE OF PLATE IS: 'A-109 A'/ UNDERNEATH BOWL IS: 'CL146795'/ ON NUT IS: '109221-0/ UNSCREW'

Missing

BOWL WRENCH/ DISC HOLDER/ CREAM SCREW From CA of 07/02/1997 by Pat Montero: No - Complete

Finish

PLAIN STAINLESS STEEL FINISH/ BURGUNDY PAINT ON SEPARATOR

Decoration

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LOGO IS ON FRONT OF SEPARATOR