OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Cooler, butter

MEDIAObject

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.18.2

HISTORY

Not known

DESCRIPTION

Two circular bowls made of plaster of Paris used for keeping butter cool. Containers are porous and soaked in water, butter is placed inside one and covered by the other and kept cool by evaporation of the water.

SUBJECTS

Dairy products, Food, Household objects, Refrigeration

KEYWORDS

Kuhle, Gus