VINTAGE STARLINE CAST IRON LIVESTOCK AUTOMATIC WATERING BOWL

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THE STARLINE GOODS
HARVARD, ILLINOIS
IF YOU ARE INTO VINTAGE/ANTIQUE FARM EQUIPMENT OR CAST IRON AND IN PARTICULAR CATTLE/LIVESTOCK FEEDERS THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST COLLECTIBLE. IT IS A STARLINE "AUTOMATIC" PRODUCED BY HUNT, HELM, & FERRIS OF HARVARD ILL. HENRY FERRIS DEVELOPED THE AUTOMATIC CATTLE WATERER AND PATENTED IT. IT IS EASILY IDENTIFIED BY THE STAR NOSEPLATE. THERE IS A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMPANY IN THE PICTURES ALONG WITH PICTURES OF THE FACTORY THEN AND NOW (IT HAS BEEN REPURPOSED INTO AN EVENT VENUE.
AL THAT BEING SAID THIS IS A NICE FIND WITH NATURAL PATINA. I DID PUT SOME PENETRATING OIL TO FREE UP WATER FEED ACTUATOR WHICH NOW OPERATES AS IT SHOULD. I HAVE SEEN THESE REPURPOSED TO BIRD FEEDERS OR GARDEN ORNAMENTS/FLOWER POTS OR JUST AS STAND ALONE COLLECTIBLES.
SHIPPING IS A FLAT 18.88 IN LOWER 48. NO PO BOXES PLEASE. INT'L BUYERS MUST USE GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM.
BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, CHECK MY FEEDBACK.