Portable Refrigerator or Butter Cooler

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Portable Refrigerator or Butter Cooler

Portable Refrigerator or Butter Cooler

Name/Title

Portable Refrigerator or Butter Cooler

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.362

Description

Galvanised iron circular cover, with a recess for water round the outside bottom. The cooler also has a handle with mesh ventilation underneath it on the topside of the cooler.

Context

Before electric refrigeration various practices were used to keep products cool. The instructions on this Portable refrigerator say "Pour water on the top until the outside if filled: it will keep the butter cool and hard in the hottest weather."

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Domestic

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Height

210 mm

Diameter

37 mm

Weight

710 g

Material

Galvanised iron

Location

* Untyped Location

WW floor

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor