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Title |
Butter Paddle, c. 1920-30s |
Object Name |
Paddle, Butter |
Description |
Butter Paddle, c. 1920-30s. Unfinished wooden butter paddle is rectangular in shape with vertical ribbing on one side. Handle and paddle are one flat piece, 1/4" thick, and the handle is bulbous on the sides. Ribbed side of paddle tappers at flat bottom. |
Date |
c. 1920-1930s |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
1998.040.003 |
Dimensions |
H-10.125 W-3 D-0.25 inches |
Collection |
3D - Food Processing & Prep Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
none |
Provenance |
SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA |
Notes |
Butter paddles "used for manipulating the butter have several different names - Scotch hands, butter pats, butter paddles, beaters, clappers, spades among others. They can be put to use in various ways. As well as doubling up as scoops for taking butter from the churn, they can stir, cut, slap, lift. They can cut and shape the butter into a block, and then mark its top with a local design of crosses or grooves. Or they may be used to press butter into a mould." [http://www.oldandinteresting.com/butter-crocks-history.aspx accessed 12/16/2015] |
Search Terms |
Kitchen Utensils Butter Paddle Dairy Dairy Equipment Dairy farming Dairy Industry Tools |
Subjects |
Butter Butter making Dairy farming Dairy products industry Kitchens |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mariellen Barnes Brown |