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Item No. 51. 1950s/60s Glass Butter Churn.
Large Glass Butter Churn
1930/1940. Made by J.J. Blow ltd, Chesterfield. Square glass jar with wooden paddles inside. Glass jar inscribed: 'Blow Butter churn 4/40, Made In England'. Red Egg shaped attachment on the lid, allowing air into the jar when the handle is turned. Inscribed: 'Blow British Regd 856612'. Holes drilled in t
Large Glass Butter Churn
1930/1940. Made by J.J. Blow ltd, Chesterfield. Square glass jar with wooden paddles inside. Glass jar inscribed: 'Blow Butter churn 4/40, Made In England'. Red Egg shaped attachment on the lid, allowing air into the jar when the handle is turned. Inscribed: 'Blow British Regd 856612'. Holes drilled in the lid to form a screen to drain off the buttermilk. Holds 4 Imperial quarts.
Item No. 121. Brass Skimmer dating to the earlier 1800s.
Brass skimmer with wrought iron handle. Aprox 63cm long, 17cm wide strainer. Copper rivets. Late 18/early 19century.
Item No. 228. Butter Stamp, circa 1850.
Item No. 228. Butter Stamp, circa 1850.
Large hand-carved oak leaf and acorn design butter stamp. Boxwood. Some cracks and shringkage but good condition generally. 10cm diameter, 11.8cm tall.
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Item No. 17 19c Wooden Butter Curler.
For curling butter. Has a piece of old string attached for hanging up.
Item No. 78. Butter Paddle.
Hand carved butter paddle from the 19 or early 20c. From Canada where many Irish & Scottish methods were adopted during the 19/20c. Shallow convex bowl shape with hand carved hook handle to rest on a bowl. Possibly maple. Around 26cm long.
Item No.100. Wooden Butter Dating to the 1800s.
Item No.100. Wooden Butter Dating to the 1800s.
Wooden butter wheel. Possibly sycamore. The wheel is carved with leaves and flowers. Nice detail to handle etc.
Butter used to be displayed in shops as large blocks. These were decorated along the edges using these wheel markers.
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Item No.155. Victorian Butter Worker.
Treen wooden sycamore butter worker. 22.5cm in diameter. Used to work the butter after it's been separated.
Item No. 178. Dairy Thermometre. Dating to the 1920s.
Dairy Thermometre with original container. Made in Britain in the 1920's. Excellent condition calibration labelling and thermometer scale for churning , cheese and pasteurising.
Item No.173.19c. Pancheon.
Item No.173.19c. Pancheon.
Victorian era Dairy Mixing Bowl.
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Item No.3. 19c. Butter Patters.
2 x Ash or Beech wood butter patters, used in domestic family environment.The inside face is grooved to grip the butter and squeeze out any excess water, and could also be used to make a pattern on the finished brick of butter. In order to prevent the butter from sticking to the butter pats, they would be washed in salt water.
Item No. 156. 19c. Butter cup-shaped printer.
Wooden sycamore treen butter stamp. 5.25cm high. Little cross/star shaped patterns to leave an imprint in the butter. .
Item No. 140. Victorian Table Top Butter Churn.
Item No. 140. Victorian Table Top Butter Churn.
The milk is poured into the top compartment, before being hand-turned to make the butter.
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Item No. 222. 19c. Butter Curler
Item No. R23. Jug and Milk Jug Cover. Circa. 1940s/50s.
Item No. R23. Jug and Milk Jug Cover. Circa. 1940s/50s.
Wooden butter curler. 20cm long, possibly sycamore. Repaired.
Item No. R23. Jug and Milk Jug Cover. Circa. 1940s/50s.
Item No. R23. Jug and Milk Jug Cover. Circa. 1940s/50s.
Item No. R23. Jug and Milk Jug Cover. Circa. 1940s/50s.
Lord Nelson Ware Staffordshire Milk Jug with a handmade fine crochet beaded milk cover with the word 'MILK' appearing in the centre pattern. Donated by the Russell family.