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M473B Cast Iron Double wheel Hog Oiler
Great double wheel all original cast iron hog oiler. Note that marked on this
pig oiler in raised letters Pat April 1, 1913 Valveless Revolving Hog Oiler. This oiler measures 14" wide, 14" deep and stands right at 14" high to the top of the wheels. All original condition. No breaks or cracks in the iron. There is rust but the iron is still strong, just needs to be oiled well again.
For those who want a short history lesson hog oilers were developed and designed roughly from just before the turn of the last century in to the 20's or 30's when the advent of pesticides relegated most of them to the scrap iron heap out in the back forty or down the nearest gully, where most of today's rarest and best ones come from. During their hey-day, there were 100 or more different designs available. The basic idea was that by using the hog or pigs natural tendency to rub, scratch and root, he would do that on or against this and when the wheels turned, the oil in the reservoir would come up getting on the pig and help to control the lice and bug problem as well as keep those cute pink ones from getting sunburned.
- $275.
