Object number
2022/10/1-3
Title
Piglet feeder,
Creator
Description
Arnold & Sons piglet feeder used by a shepherd working in the Lambourn Valley. Probably made and used in the 1950s to 1960s.
This Arnold and Sons piglet feeder was used by a shepherd who worked in the Lambourn Valley. He bred rare breed sheep, goats and pigs. The stoneware feeder has nine nozzles which would take rubber teats to feed the young animals: piglets, lambs, kids. It was probably made and used in the 1950s to 1960s. The feeder is inscribed ‘Arnold & Sons 54 Wigmore St. London, W1’ and ‘The Arnold Foster mother patent applied for’. The container has a stoneware screw lid, with perished rubber seal. Numbering: 1) Lid, 2) Feeder, 3) Rubber seal
Physical description
Numbering: 1) Lid, 2) Feeder, 3) Rubber seal
Archival history
Museum Object Entry Form - 'Received from: [...] Lambourn // Description of object/collection: Owned by Shepherd […], from Lambourn Valley. Could have been used to feed lambs or piglets, which he bred. Rare breeds of Ronaldsay. […], daughter, gave the feeder to [donor]. [Shepherd] died on […] 2021, aged 84. // Stoneware piglet feeder made by Arnold and Sons.'
Production place
Westminster
Production date
1950-01-01 - 1959-12-31
Production period
1950s
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- Height 265 mm
- Diameter 250 mm
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