Name/TitleMilk separator

About this objectUsed in the dairy for separating milk, it is a circular metal container with a small hole in the base and a tap fitting onto the underneath.

It has various attachments, pipes, a funnel and 2 small containers. Other parts are missing and it is not easy to see how it would have worked. There is a small bag of spare parts. Marked on the bag , it reads: 'Separator parts. See packing sheet. Read instructions card. Fabricants: R.A. Lister & Co. (Ltd) Dursley (Angleterre)'.

MakerR.A. Lister & Co (Ltd)

Place MadeDursley, England

Inscription and MarksMarked on bag: "Separator Parts" See packing sheet, read instruction card. Fabricants: R.A Lister and Co (Limited), Dursley (Angleterre).

MeasurementsStrainer, Height: 230 mm, Diameter: 365 mm.
Funnel, Height: 245 mm, Diameter: 85 mm.
Nozzel, Length: 80 mm, Diameter: 28 mm.
Curved Tube, Length: 220 mm, Diameter: 32 mm.
Draining Pan, Length: 163 mm, Height: 55 mm.
Spanner, 188 mm, Width: 30 mm, Depth: 50 mm.
C Spanner, Length: 165 mm.
Square Key, 31 mm X 31 mm.
Threaded Nut, External Diameter: 41 mm, Internal Diameter: 23 mm.
Key Length, 45 mm, Thickness: 16 mm.
Bag Height, 196 mm, Width: 196 mm.

Object numberSTMEA:78.A.74

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)