Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1965.031.002 |
Object Name |
Paddle, Butter |
Title |
Treenware Butter Spade |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
19th-century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
One rectangular wooden paddle with rounded handle for making butter rolls. One side is grooved (grooves run same way as handle). It is a treenware item, made out of one piece of wood. The handle has a bevelled end. |
Provenance |
Originally owned by Mr. and Mrs. James Cochrane who farmed at Lot 7, Concession 7, Derby Township Grey County, in the late 19th-century. Passed down to their daughter, Jessie Cochrane. |
Collection |
Food Processing Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Wood |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Cochrane, James |
Subjects |
Buttermaking Butter |
Search Terms |
Derby Township |
Function |
It might have been called a "butter spade" long ago. It was used for making butter rolls. |