This is a great, vintage piece for the country style or pink depression glass lover. A metal and pink glass chicken feeder / water base with advertising for "Oakes Mfg Co Tipton Ind". The metal piece is intact, however, it is also discolored and rusted.l The pink glass base is in good condition with no post production chips or flakes. The piece is approximately 4 3/4" across and 1 1/4" high.
From 1909 to 1930, Mr. Thomas Allen and Mr. Lucian Oakes operated the Oaks Mfg Company in Tipton Indiana. The company produced poultry products; incubators, feeders and such. Factory photos are available on flickr.com: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiptongenealogy
Oakes Manufacturing Company / Tipton / ID: 0397
Shipping includes postage, packaging materials to preserve the pink depression glass chicken water dish base and insurance.
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