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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Butter Packer

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c. 1940

Subcollections

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

Machinery

Themes

Material

Iron

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.

Keywords

Busselton

Butter Factory

Butter Making

MACHINERY

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Thursday, 15 February, 2024

Completeness

94

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Parent records

Dairy Room - Artefacts1

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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Butter Packer machine

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Butter Packer in action.

Butter Packer in action. Photo source unknown.

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