Wooden Pestle & Butter paddle, Cocoa Tin, Tall Wooden Pestle/ Stomper

Name/Title

Wooden Pestle & Butter paddle, Cocoa Tin, Tall Wooden Pestle/ Stomper

Entry/Object ID

100426

Scope and Content

(AI) Butter Workers / Paddles (Patty Printers): The flat, round wooden scoops with handles (visible on both top and bottom rows) were used during butter production to work out excess buttermilk and shape the butter before molding or stamping. Wooden Cabbage Slicer / Kraut Cutter: On the far right, a sloped board with built-in metal blades used for shredding cabbage to make sauerkraut or slicing vegetables thin. Potato Masher / Pestle: The tall, carved wooden clubs on the top shelf (far left and far right) were used for mashing vegetables, crushing herbs, or processing grains. Huyler's Cocoa Tin: Vintage advertising tin sitting on the shelf alongside wooden spice or salt boxes.