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Butter Packer
c. 1940Subcollections
Overview
A large complex piece of machinery which would take the 56 pound blocks of butter and cut them down to 1 or 1/2 pound blocks of wrapped butter ready for the market place
Historical information
It is unknown whether this Butter Packer was actually used in this Butter Factory but we do know it was used in a Butter Factory here in the south west
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-124-2021.179
Item type
Material
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Contextual Information
The Butter Packer machine would consume the 56 pound blocks of butter produced by the Butter Worker and cut these blocks down into 1 pound (0.454kg) or ½ pound (0.227 kg) blocks. It would then wrap the blocks before they exited the machine and the wrapped blocks were then delivered to the marketplace.
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Year
c. 1940
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
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Butter Packer in action. Photo source unknown.
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