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Institution Musée de Kamouraska
Accession Number 1977.586
Object Category Tools & Equipment for Materials
Object Sub-category Food Processing T&E
Object Name butter churn
Quantity 1
Manufacturer Beatty Bros. Limited
Manufacturer Country Canada
Manufacturer Province Ontario ?
Begin Date 1875 L
End Date 1899 P
Period 4th quarter of the 19th century
Unit Linear cm
Height 93
Width 57
Depth 82
Outside Diameter 36
Material wood; metal; varnish
Technique cut; assembled; varnished
Inscription on back, c. : BEATTY BROS/LIMITED/MAKERS/FERGUS LONDON WINNIPEG
Description Device on metal legs with casters. A rectangular wooden board at the bottom. The barrel is made of wooden staves held together by metal hoops, stands straight upright and is rotated end over end with a metal crank and round wooden knob on top. The cover closes with clamps and a screw and has a small round window that turns black when the butter is ready. A system of blades inside turns cream into butter as the barrel rotates.
Narrative Rotating butter churns appeared in about 1880. This one, probably made in Ontario, belonged to a Kamouraska family.
History of Use To make butter.
Operating Principle The cream was poured into the barrel and the churn was rotated using the handle until the small glass disk, on the left near the centre of the lid, turned black, indicating that the cream had been turned into butter.
Originating Continent North America
Originating Country Canada
Originating Province Ontario ?
Use Country Canada
Use Province Quebec
Use City Kamouraska
Culture Canadian
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