Rounded paddle portion of wooden butter scoop with hook at end of hand.
Context
Butter taken out of churn with scoops then the paddle was used to help rinse out the buttermilk after salt added for preservation.
Collection
Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]
Acquisition
Accession
1969.015
Source or Donor
015 Miss Helen Holliway
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
4-3/4 in
Length
8-1/2 in
Location
Cabinet
Pine Cupboard
Wall
West Wall
Room
Kitchen
Floor
First Floor
Building
Wildwood House
Condition
Overall Condition
Very Good
Provenance
Notes
Montgomery Ward Reproduction Catalog 1895 as pictured cost .08 cents. Known as a space or ladle. 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.
