Wooden Butter Paddle

Object/Artifact

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Wildwood Historic Center

Butter paddle or scoop.

Butter paddle or scoop.

Name/Title

Wooden Butter Paddle

Entry/Object ID

1975.119.001

Description

Wooden butter paddle

Context

Wooden scoops used to take butter out of churn, could be used to stir, cut lift and shape butter into mold. From Kitchen Collectibles by Linda C. Franklin: paddle or ladle nearly round, slightly bowled with short crook necked handle or slightly rounded angled handle, late 1800's. See additional info in notebook.

Collection

Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]

Acquisition

Accession

1975.119

Source or Donor

119 Mrs. Charles G. Bittner

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Paddle, 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

Dimensions

Width

4 in

Length

9 in

Dimension Notes

9" length, 3 ¾" handle, 4" w

Location

Cabinet

Pine Cupboard

Wall

West Wall

Room

Kitchen

Floor

First Floor

Building

Wildwood House

Condition

Overall Condition

Good