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Butter Churn
- Material
- GLASS;
- Description
- a) A glass jar with ridges in the middle and a chip on the rim. The glass jar is glued to a square wood base that has a drilled hole at each corner.
b) A screw-on jar lid on top of the jar. A thin round piece of wood is affixed to the top of the jar lid. Mounted on the top of the jar lid and wood …
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- FOOD PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- a) A glass jar with ridges in the middle and a chip on the rim. The glass jar is glued to a square wood base that has a drilled hole at each corner.
b) A screw-on jar lid on top of the jar. A thin round piece of wood is affixed to the top of the jar lid. Mounted on the top of the jar lid and wood covering with screws is a metal gear mechanism with an attached metal handle and wooden knob. Suspended from the gear mechanism is a narrow metal rod with two attached flat metal pieces. This metal rod section is suspended in the middle of the glass jar when the lid is on the jar.
- Narrative
- 'Bulkley Valley Stories' by Heritage Club, p. 145.
- History Of Use
- Glass butter churn. This type of churn was quite popular on farms during the late nineteenth century. Cream was placed in the glass jar up to two-thirds full and the handle on top of the jar was turned until the cream was turned into butter.
- Material
- GLASS;
- Inscriptions
- Written on the jar lid in black letters is '120 CT ANCHOR CAP LTD., TORONTO'.
- Height
- 33.5
- Circumference
- 51.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1974.31.2 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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