Butter Worker

Name/Title

Butter Worker

Description

Wood and galvanized cast iron butter worker. Is size #2. Wooden trough with tongue and groove boards on bottom and with a wooden ribbed gib with a handle that moves along a galvanized cast iron track.

Made/Created

Artist

American, unknown

Manufacturer

Vermont Farm Machine Company

Date made

1880 - 1890

Time Period

late 19th century

Place

City

Bellows Falls

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

Made in or about 1885.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stencil

Location

On side

Transcription

"Improved Philadelphia Worker" (followed by instructions); "Patented by Vermont Farm Machine Company Bellows Falls, Vermont"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

79 cm

Width

48 cm

Material

Wood, galvanized cast iron

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good