Early Murchland milking unit

Early Murchland milking unit, c. 1890, with 2 sets of 4 teetcups and 3 way air taps

Details

Category:: Nutrition & Food Technology

Object Number:: 1970-178

Materials:: metal (unknown), steel (metal) and rubber (unidentified)

Measurements:: overall (main unit, inc 4 teatcups and rubber tube): 330 mm x 305 mm x 322 mm, 6.284 kg
overall (teatcup, each): 190 mm x 95 mm x 55 mm, 0.322 kg

type:: machines

credit:: Mullock, S.

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Murchland milking unit, c.1890

Early Murchland milking unit, c.1890, consisting of cylindrical metal 'claw' or bucket attached by four rubber tubes to cone-shaped metal teat cups.

Materials:: metal (unknown) and rubber (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1970-178/1

type:: milking machine

Teat cups and air taps for Murchland milking unit, c.1890

Two cone-shaped metal teat cups, one with attached gold-coloured air tap, and detached gold-coloured three way air tap. Part of early Murchland milking unit, c.1890.