Manual; Bug Sprayer

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Manual; Bug Sprayer

Entry/Object ID

2006.041.001 a-b

Description

006.041.001 Manual bug sprayer consisting of cylindrical metal tube and plunger a), attached with a metal screw lid to a squat brown glass container b). Silver metal cylinder painted in matte dull frosted orange. Cylinder finish is frosted silver and is printed with manufacturer’s information including: “Dobbins Manufacturing Co./Elkhart, Indiana…” and “Superbilt for Service – Designed for Greater Utility”. Wooden plug caps cylinder and metal rod plunger with wooden handle runs through centre of plug. Two-part moulded brown glass container with diagonal ridging on sides. Base of container has large raised square letter “C” inside a rectangle, other numbers and “Made in U.S.A.”

Acquisition

Notes

Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sprayer

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Tending Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Agricultural T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

manual; bug sprayer

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

May 23, 2007

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

March 5, 2026