OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Press, butter

MEDIAObject

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.23

HISTORY

Donated by Jean Peters

DESCRIPTION

Rectangular wooden box with an open bottom, fixed together with dovetailing, reinforced with screws. In the top is a hole into which fits a cylindrical wooden handle attached to a rectangular block of wood with a pattern carved into its base. The handle moves up and down to imprint the pattern onto the butter.

SUBJECTS

Dairy products, Food, Household objects

KEYWORDS

Peters, Jean