93/59/1-31

R. A. Lister & Co. Ltd (Manufacturer)

A ball-bearing cream seperator, used for seperating cream from milk. It was manufactured by R. A. Lister & Co. of Dursley, Gloucestershire, and dates from the 1950s. It is a hand-cranked machine and is complete with galvanised and aluminium bowls and spouts. It was bought second-hand by the donor in 1986, who then used it for separating goat's milk.

1 cream separator: metal, aluminium, wood; good condition- completeList of parts: 1) Pedestal with crank handle and gear guards - bell for speed regulation 2) Large bowl or receiving tin with tap 3) Bowl spindle shield with rubber joint ring 4) 17 conical plates - stored on large metal pin 5) False top with adjustable cream screw in neck 6) Small cream screw key 7) Bowl nut 8) Spanner for bowl nut and other scres on pedestal 9) Lower skin milk cover 10) Middle cream cover 11) Gauge for use to adjust level of cream screw hole - see instructions 12) Top tin cover 13) Float Also given with this item was an instruction book (now in archive collection under TR DX228/3), and a list of equipment for dairy products - R. J. Fullwood & Bland (TR DX228/1-2).

MERL ‘Handwritten accession’ form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: SEPARATOR // Accession number: 93/59 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 20.10.93 // Description: LISTER Ball bearing cream separator c. 1950’s. It is hand cranked and is complete with galvanised and aluminium bowls and spouts. // See attached list // Inscription: LISTER “BALL BEARING” CREAM // SEPERATOR R. A. LISTER & CO. // MANUFACTURERS, DURSLEY, ENGLAND // Dimensions: Height of base 36 cm. Diameter of large bowl 39.0 cm // Depth of “ “ [large bowl] 22.0 cm // Associated information: This separator was bought by the donor (former student of Reading University) second hand from Smallholding Supplies, The Old Palace, Priory Road, Wells, Somerset in 1986. It was then used for separating goats milk in a business based in Harrow. // Also given: (1) Instruction Book TR DX228/3 // (2) List of equipment for dairy products – R. J. Fullwood of Bland. TR DX228/1–2 // References: Instruction book – now in archive collection TR DX228/3, MERL ‘Handwritten accession’ form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'LISTER “Ball Bearing” Cream Separator // List of parts: // 1. Pedestal with crank handle and gear guards – bell for speed regulation // 2. Large bowl or receiving tin with tap // 3. Bowl spindle shield with rubber joint ring // 4. 17 conical plates – stored on a large metal pin // 5. False top with adjustable cream screw in neck // 6. Small cream screw key // 7. Bowl nut // 8. Spanner for bowl nut and other screws on the pedestal // 9. Lower skim milk over // 10. Middle cream cover // 11. Gauge for use to adjust level of the cream screw hole – see instructions // 12. Top tin cover // 13. Float'

Dursley

1950-01-01 - 1959-12-31

1950s

Wood, Metal, aluminium