Massey Harris Cream Separator, Circa 1910

Description
Media Type
Object
Item Type
Equipment
Description
Table top Green metal Massey Harrison cream separator. This machine that was hand cranked and came into use after being patented in 1900.
Notes
This type of cream separator used centrifugal force to separate the lighter cream from the skim milk. This allowed the process to be completed quicker and with less cream left behind in the milk.
Inscriptions
995.3.1. Massey Harris,Toronto,
Date of Original
Circa 1910
Subject(s)
Agricultural machinery & implements
Dairy products
Dairying
Local identifier
Artifact Collection
Collection
Local History
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Iron Bridge
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 46.28336 Longitude: -83.23318
Donor
Ella Allen, Iron Bridge
Contact
Huron Shores Museum
Email:thessalonlib@hotmail.com
Agency street/mail address:

1 James St. P.O. Box 460

Iron Bridge, ON P0R 1H0

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