Early 20th Century Butter Churn

A butter churn is used to make butter by agitating cream obtained from cow’s milk. The “dasher model”, seen here, was a popular design favoured by North American settlers. It consists of a container, which holds the cream, and a rod with a wooden x-shaped dasher at the end. This rod is plunged up and down to churn the cream into butter. In this particular churn, the dasher was made out of wood. The barrel is ceramic with a pinkish-gray glaze.

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