An antique industrial-style dairy dispensing vessel, typically used in a shop or dairy for portioning out liquids. The vessel features a cylindrical body with a tapered shoulder, a narrow neck, and a fitted lid with a central loop handle. It is equipped with a cast copper alloy dispensing tap at the base and an applied oval identification plaque. The main body is constructed from sheet iron or steel, reinforced with horizontal bands. The tap and the identification plaque are made of a copper alloy. The item is fabricated with seamed and likely riveted or soldered joints. On the central body of the vessel is an applied oval copper alloy plaque embossed with curved text reading E. PENNY at the top, WESTFIELD DAIRY and BENTLEY in the centre, and curved text reading DONCASTER at the bottom. This identifies the vessel as having belonged to E. Penny of the Westfield Dairy, located in Bentley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. This item is characteristic of early 20th-century British agricultural and retail equipment.
Dimensions: Actual measurements unrecorded.
Dimensions: 31” Tall
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