General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

Shell; sleeve

Patents

N/A

General Description

Galvanized steel.

Dimensions

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

Length

47.0 cm

Width

46.0 cm

Height

37.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Oakville

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Oakville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1930's

Canada

Used at a Canadian orchard on Covey Hill in Quebec's Eastern townships.

Function

Device used to pack fruit and vegetables into bushel baskets.

Technical

This form was mostly used to pack fruits that bruise easily during transportation. A single layer of the produce intended to be packed was placed in the indentations of the corrugated facing base. A pasteboard basket liner was then set along the interior of the funnel-shaped sleeve, and placed over the base; this provided a temporary wall on which the fresh produce could rest against. The packer then proceeded to fill the form with produce until it was full. Once full, a bushel basket was placed over the form, the form was inverted, and finally, the facing base and the shell were removed leaving the liner and the fruit in firm contact with both the walls of the basket and its lid.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Stamped on outside surface of the shell: “PAT’D APRIL 19-1927/ NO. 269,899”. “Indell Waddell” handwritten with lead pencil above patent info.

Missing

Nothing missing.

Finish

Two-shades of grey, patent info. painted black.

Decoration

None.