Object number
2000/13
Collection
Exhibition
Description
This is a milking machine bucket. It is a galvanized, conical bucket with a rolled top rim, and a carrying handle attached with hooks. It has an inscription reading '1914', when it was presumably made, and yellow paint figures. It was donated to the museum as part of a collection of material relating to Harold W. Burry, developer of Vaccar milking machines.
Physical description
1 bucket: metal
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Milking Machine Bucket // Description // Galvanized, conical bucket with a rolled top rim. // Carrying handle attached with hooks. // Inscription: 1914 - yellow paint figures // Dimensions // Height: 39cm // Diameter (top): 18.5cm // Diameter (base) 36.5cm // Associated information // Part of a collection of material relating to Harold W. Burry 1899-1980, developer of Vaccar milking machines // References // Material in archives Ref. No. DX 893'
Production date
1914 - 1914
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