General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

.1 &.2 METAL STOVE, FUEL LINE HOUSING & BURNER VALVE UNIT/.3 &.4 METAL FUEL TANKS/.5 &.6 METAL FUEL LINES/.7 &.8 METAL HOVERS

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Poultry equipment

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Brower

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Quincy

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1930-1970

Canada

EARLY TYPE OF BROODER STOVE

Function

TO PROVIDE A HEATED AREA FOR YOUNG CHICKS, AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HEAT OF THE PARENT BIRD. HEAT IS PROVIDED BY AN OIL STOVE FED AUTOMATICALLY FROM A TANK CONNECTED TO THE BURNER VALVE (A REGULATOR CONTROLS THE FLOW OF OIL). A HOVER OVER THE STOVE MAINTAINS A WARM AREA AROUND IT, PERMITS VENTILATION & ALLOWS CHICKS TO MOVE CLOSER OR FARTHER AWAY FROM HEAT.

Technical

BROODERS MADE IT ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO RAISELARGE NOS. OF CHICKS ANNUALLY THROUGH PROVIDING A MEANS OF ARTIFICIAL BROODING. OIL BROODERS PROVIDED A RELIABLE, STEADY SOURCE OF HEAT, & REQUIRED LESS WORK TO OPERATE & MAINTAIN (NO LAMPS TO FILL OR FIRES TO TEND).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.3 RED & YELLOW DECAL READS: 'BROWER/ MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ World's Largest Line of Poultry Supplies/ QUINCY, ILLINOIS, U.S.A.'/.7 &.8 'BROWER'S/ QUINCY, ILL.' IN RAISED LETTERS ON EACH FACET OF HOVER/.1 &.2 MFR'S PLATE ON BURNER VALVE READS: 'BLU-FLAME BURNER VALVE/ MADE BY/ A-P CONTROLS CORPORATION/ MILWAUKEE 45 AP [LOGO] WISCONSIN/ [PATENT INFO.-SEE PAT.REF.]/ MADE IN USA'/, 'VALVE/ SERVICE DATA/ HIGH FLOW 9 cc/min./ LOW FLOW 4 1/2 cc/min./ 240 YR 50675', 'OFF START INCREASE' & 'TO START FLOW,/ PRESS DOWN./ TO [?]'/ RAISED LETTERS ON VALVE OIL RESERVOIR READ: 'OUT (1 SIDE) & 'OIL LEVEL' (BOTH SIDES)

Missing

From CA of 07/02/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined

Finish

.1 &.2 STOVES METAL WITH 'BLUED' FINISH, GALVANIZED FINISH, & METAL UNFINISHED; FUEL LINE HOUSING METAL PAINTED RED; BURNER VALVE UNIT METAL ENAMELED BROWN & METAL UNFINISHED/.3 &.4 FUEL TANKS METAL WITH GALVANIZED FINISH/.5 &.6 FUEL LINES METAL UNFINISHED/.7 &.8 HOVERS METAL WITH GALVANIZED FINISH

Decoration

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