Name/Title
Separator, CreamDescription
a cylindrical device on three legs. Amixture of raw milk and water were dumped in the container. The water helped cool the milk and more clearly marked off the cream. The cylinder had three viewing slits and after opening the valve at the bottom it was possible to watch the cream descend as the skim milk poured out and to close the valve before any cream was lost. The cream with milk was kept and the skim milk fed to livestock. Since used water why calld a water separatorCollection
Mrs. Lula SandersAcquisition
Accession
1980.043Source or Donor
Sanders, Mrs. LulaAcquisition Method
DonationCreate Date
May 1, 2000Update Date
April 2, 2004