Hot Dog Vending bucket

Date1910

DescriptionOblong metal container with a hinged handle on top and drop in metal liner with dual sided hinged top lids. There is a small cylindrical fuel tank on one side with a regulator valve and pipe that extends down the side of the tank to the bottom of the bucket. The bucket rests on four small metal feet. There are fourteen round cutout vents surrounding the top and bottom of the bucket. Around the bottom were originally six multifaceted convex colored gems but the one close to the regulator pipe on the side is missing. One side of bucket has a vertical sliding door that opens into the fuel burner area. "Cin'Ti. Williams / Ohio" is inscribed in the middle of the pipe leading to the fuel tank.

Bio/Historical NoteHot dog vending bucket believed to have been used at ballparks in the early 1900s.

Object numberB-1999-0340

Attributes

Classificationscontainers/vessels

Dimensions19.5 x 21.5 x 10 in.

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