General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wooden construction. Metal fasteners.

Dimensions

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

Length

219.5 cm

Width

53.0 cm

Height

96.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Animal husbandry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1930's +

Canada

Used by Canadian orchardist Indell Waddell on Covey Hill, in Quebec's Eastern townships, sometime during the 1930’s. As was the instance with many farmers in the early 20th century Mr. Waddell kept some livestock to supply the family dinner table. Meat from hogs that have fed on windfall apples has been known for many years to have a great taste, the best-known example being the Tamworth breed from Britain.

Function

Box used to transport swine. Primarily used to move sows to other farms so that they could be bred with boars.

Technical

Before the onset of artificial insemination, if a farmer wanted his sow to become pregnant, he took her to be bred at a farm with a boar. The crate was designed to be just large enough to hold the sow but not so large that she could move around and hurt herself or damage the crate. The crate was also equipped with ‘pockets’ into which poles could be placed so four people could lift the crate and sow on and off a wagon.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None.

Missing

Nothing.

Finish

Painted blue.

Decoration

None.