Water Cooler

Ceramic

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Water Cooler

Entry/Object ID

0026.001

Description

painted porcelain water cooler and dipper

Use

in one room schools in West Virginia

Cataloged By

SCS

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0026

Source or Donor

Wilda Getz Clayton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cooler, Water

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel, Drink Serving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Porcelain, Painted, Metal

Color

White, Blue, Red

Location

Location

Location

Shelf

Building

Whitmer School

Date

July 8, 2025

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 3, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jul 8, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jul 8, 2025

Provenance

Notes

Donor's late husband, Tom Clayton, was superintendent of Pendleton County Schools. He retrieved water cooler when the one room schools were closed.

General Notes

Note Type

Information Provided By

Note

Elva Rhodes, niece of donor

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

September 13, 2007

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 3, 2026