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Butter Scale
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- Metal butter scale and accessories. The base consists of a rectangular metal plate on top and the side and bottom are made from wood. One side of the base(a) has an opening where a wooden drawer(b) is located.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- FOOD PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Metal butter scale and accessories. The base consists of a rectangular metal plate on top and the side and bottom are made from wood. One side of the base(a) has an opening where a wooden drawer(b) is located.
- History Of Use
- Metal butter scale. This scale was used by butter inspectors to measure the moisture content in the butter produced by the Telkwa Creamery. Federal Standards dictated that butter could contain no more than 16% moisture.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Height
- 34
- Width
- 23
- Length
- 36.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1983.23.1 a-k
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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