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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0100.003

MANUFACTURER: HUDSON, H.D. MFG. CO.
MODEL: 150
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 44.2 cm
Height: 32.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Poultry equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HUDSON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO HOLD LAYING MASH, CHICK GROWER, ETC. FOR LARGER POULTRY. THE WEIGHT OF THE FEED IN THE HOPPER, COMBINED WITH THE CONVEX CENTRE OF THE BASE, CAUSES MORE FEED TO BE CARRIED THROUGH THE OPENING BETWEEN THE HOPPER & BASE AS FAST AS THE FEED IS CONSUMED.
Technical: BECAUSE IT HELD A QUANTITY OF FOOD & WAS SELF-FEEDING, THIS FEEDER REQUIRED RE-FILLING LESS OFTEN & ENABLED THE BIRDS TO EAT AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY. TELESCOPICDESIGN ALLOWED FEEDER TO BE EXPANDED FOR LARGE HOPPER CAPACITY, OR COLLAPSED FOR MORE SPACE-EFFICIENT STORAGE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'SIGN OF THE BEST BUY/ HUDSON [LOGO]/ Tested and Proved/ POULTRY EQUIPMENT/ SPRAYERS and DUSTERS - LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT/ BARN EQUIPMENT and HAY TOOLS - FARM VENTILATION' & 'H.D. COMPANY/ GENERAL OFFICES: CHICAGO 11 ILLINOIS U.S.A./ SALES & SERVICE BRANCHES NEW YORK MINNEAPOLIS PHILADELPHIA OMAHA ATLANTA KANSAS COLUMBUS SAN FRANCISCO MILWAUKEE' LITHO'D ON.1 &.2/ 'No. 150 HUDSON FEEDER', FOLLOWED BY CHART CONTAINING INFO. RE NO. BIRDS SERVED BY FEEDER & HEIGHT TO HANG FEEDER ABOVE FLOOR (SEE SUPP. INFO. FOR DETAILS) & 'C 1953 H.D.H. Mfg. Co. Made in U.S.A. Litho in U.S.A.' LITHO'D ON.1/ 'PATENT/ APPLIED FOR' ON BASE
Missing: From CA of 07/30/1997 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
Finish: HOPPES METAL WITH DARK GREEN ENAMELLED FINISH ON EXTERIOR & YELLOW ENAMELLED FINISH ON INTERIOR/ GRAPHICS ON HOPPERS YELLOW, ORANGE & GREEN/ BASE METAL WITH GALVANIZED FINISH
Decoration: LOGO CONSISTS OF LETTER 'H' SUPERIMPOSED ON DIAMOND

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HUDSON, H.D. MFG. CO., Base, circa 1953, Artifact no. 1986.0100, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0100.003/

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