Name/Title
stool, milkingEntry/Object ID
2006.0088.0003Description
The milking stool can be seen being used during the Platte Purchase Days at the Andrew County Museum during a demonstration with a young boy milking a cow. Many milking stools have three legs so that the person milking the cow could lean forward and not fall over. However, just like the milking stool shown here, there were many milking stools made out of 4 legs. Often farmers would create their own milking stool from found materials such as tractor seats, milk can lids, table legs, porch pillars, tree branches, or planks. With the advent of dairy sanitation regulations farmers were able to earn Grade A rating, thus receiving higher payments for their milk and cream. With the new sanitation rules, wooden milking stools became a thing of the past. Metal milking stools became available and were easier to keep clean. Mechanical milking devices came with electricity and hand milking too became a relic of history.
This is a handmade wooden milking stool. The end boards are notched at the bottom to form legs. There is a board across each side from one leg to the other. One end is reinforced on the inside with one board. The other end has 2 boards reinforcing it. The top is a single board that has been rounded at the ends and edges. It is all held together by many nails.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Stool, MilkingNomenclature Primary Object Term
StoolNomenclature Sub-Class
Seating FurnitureNomenclature Class
FurnitureNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Height
12-1/2 inWidth
12-3/4 inDepth
7-1/2 inProvenance
Notes
Used by Bob Brown's mother, Rozella A. Jochim Brown, for evening milking.Exhibitions
Exhibition
Andrew County Museum and Historical Society HistoryNotes
D3
