General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOODEN CABINET WITH METAL LINING/ METAL & GLASSFUNNELS WITH TAPS/.2-.4 METAL CREAMERS

Dimensions

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

Length

106.0 cm

Width

53.3 cm

Height

116.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Dairying

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Champion

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Morrisburg

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Deep setting cream seperators were being pattended and put on the market by the 1860s.

Function

FRESH MILK IS POURED INTO THE CREAMERS, ALLOWED TO COOL, AND AFTER THE CREAM HAS SETTLED ON THE TOP, THE SEPARATED SKIM MILK IS DRAINED OUT THROUGH THE TAPS ON THE BOTTOM

Technical

This deep setting cream separator consists of a water tank, and three creamers with observation glasses and taps, which are held in a wooden cabinet. The cans were filled with milk and placed in cold water or a mixture of cold water and ice. The cooling promoted promoted the separation of the cream from the skim milk and reduced souring. When the cream had separated, the skim milk was drawn off through the taps at the bottom of the pan. The glass observation windows allowed the user to see when the cream was approaching the drain tap. This creamer works on the Cooley system, patented in the United States in 1875. The Cooley stystem uses tight-fitting lids and totally submerges the cans. This could be contrasted with the Schwartz system, which immersed open cans in cold water.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S STENCIL IN BLACK PAINT READS: 'CABINET/ CHAMPION CREAMER/ PAT. JAN.31,1879/ APRIL 26,1881/ MORRISBURG. ONT.'/ IN SMALL LETTERING BELOW MARKINGS WRITTEN ABOVE READS: 'JAN.31,1884 AND APRIL 1,1886'./ MFR'S STENCIL IN BLACK PAINT ON DOORS READS; 'NO/ 3'.

Missing

HALF OF THE TOP DOOR From CA of 07/11/1997 by Kevin Machan: No - Complete

Finish

CABINET MADE OF UNFINISHED WOOD & PLAIN METAL FINISH/ MARKINGS ARE STENCILED IN BLACK PAINT

Decoration

N/A