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TitleButter pat
RepositoryHarrow Museum Collection
Ref NoHMC/S/2/1988:90.7
ObjectNumber1988:90.7
DescriptionWooden butter pat, one of a pair with 1988:90.8
CommentsOnce milk had been churned to form butter, salt would be added to stop it from spoiling. These wooden pats (sometimes referred to as 'butter hands') would then be used to shape the butter into blocks.
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Object NameButter pat
MaterialsWood
LocationOn Display
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