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Butter Working Spades
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- Description
- Two separate wooden butter paddles. (a) Paddle is round with a tapered handle ending in a knob on the handle. Dimensions of this paddle are: L-25 cm., W-11.5 cm. (b) Paddle is rectangular with ridges on one side of the paddle. Dimensions of this paddle are: L-25.5 cm. W-7 cm.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- FOOD PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Two separate wooden butter paddles. (a) Paddle is round with a tapered handle ending in a knob on the handle. Dimensions of this paddle are: L-25 cm., W-11.5 cm. (b) Paddle is rectangular with ridges on one side of the paddle. Dimensions of this paddle are: L-25.5 cm. W-7 cm.
- Narrative
- Two wooden butter paddles apparently used at the Pioneer Ranch, North Bulkley by Mrs. McInnes. Mr. and Mrs. McInnes farmed in the Bulkley Valley from 1906-1946. Butter paddles such as these would have been used for working with the butter from the churn.
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Dimensions located in Object Description.
- Accession No.
- 1987.57.13 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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