Gravity Cream Separator, circa 1898

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Cream separator

Date Made

circa 1898

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

71.1.272

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.

Material

Sheet metal
Tin (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Paint (Coating)

Color

Gray (Color)
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 26.5 in
Diameter: 17.5 in

Inscriptions

on brass plate on front: THE WHEELER GRAVITY CREAM / SEPARATOR / PATENTED IN UNITED STATES NOV. 22. 1898 / PATENTED IN CANADA. SEPT. 6. 1898 / PROCESS OF SEPARATION PATD. SEPT. 6. 1898 / MFD. AT SYRACUSE N. Y. U. S. A. & TORONTO. CAN. / BY THE / WHEELER GRAVITY CREAM SEPARATOR CO.
Gravity Cream Separator, circa 1898