Butter Paddle

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Butter Paddle

Entry/Object ID

1953.32.4

Description

Wooden paddle. The paddle is made from a single piece of wood and has a rectangular paddle and short, narrow handle. There is a hole drilled through the top of the handle.

Context

Used by a member of the Medad Wright family in Calais, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1953.32

Source or Donor

Putnam, Ralph W. (1876-1970)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Paddle, Butter

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Worker, Butter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Dairy

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Processing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wright, Medad, Jr. (1812-1892)

Related Places

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America