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WOODEN BUTTER CHURN WITH LID

Subcollections
Domestic equipment
Overview

A pine box with brown finish with a metal handle.
Lid has a screwed on wooden handle.
There are four internal paddles with wooden blades.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.484
Item type
Objects
Themes
Social History
Material
Metal
Wood
Width
415 mm
Height or length
290 mm
Depth
390 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Stamped on metal handle "Tunning 71197" Printed on bottom of box, No.2

Contextual information

Used on a table top.
Milk was separated to retrieve the cream which was then placed inside the butter churn and beaten by turning the metal handle on the outside.
The external handle is joined to a central spindle to which the internal paddles are affixed. The agitated cream eventually turns into butter.

Last modified
Thursday, 27 January, 2022
Completeness
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