Churn, butter

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/BARREL/SWINGING
DATE: 1923
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0262.001

MANUFACTURER: DOWSWELL MFG. CO. LTD.
MODEL: LEADER 1
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD/ METAL BANDS, HANDLE, PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 71.0 cm
Width: 64.0 cm
Height: 97.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Dairying
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: DOWSWELL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: A GOOD EXAMPLE OF DAIRY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY A CANADIAN COMPANY IN CANADA
Function: USED TO PRODUCE BUTTER AND BUTTERMILK. THE WOODEN BARREL WHICH HELD THE CREAM WAS PIVOTTED ON A STAND SO THAT WHEN THE BARREL WAS REVOLVED, THE CREAM WAS CHURNED.
Technical: ILLUSTRATE A STEADY MOTION METHOD OF CHURNING BUTTER RATHER THAN THE 'DASHER' METHOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK STENCILLED LETTERING READING 'THE LEADER/ NO. 1' WITH SMALL ENCLOSING DESIGNS/.2 BLACK STENCILLED LETTERING READ 'MANUF'D BYTHE/ DOWSWELL MFR. CO./ LIMITED/ HAMILTON CANADA'/ BLACK LETTERING READING 'BALL BEARINGS/ SAME AS USED IN/ HIGH GRADE BICYCLES'
Missing: From CA of 06/20/1997 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
Finish: .1 FINISH OBSCURED, LID POSSIBLY PAINTED RED/.2 FINISH OBSCURED
Decoration: N/A

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DOWSWELL MFG. CO. LTD., Churn, butter, circa 1923, Artifact no. 1984.0262, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.0262.001/

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