L: 34.5cm W: 35.0cm H: 38.5cm
A wooden tabletop butter churn.
a- The lid is a rectangular plank of wood. A handle in the shape of a trapezoidal prism is attached to the centre of the lid with 2 screws.
b- The churn is a cylindrical barrel made of wooden slats and encircled my dark metal rings. The barrel sits on its side, so the circular faces point out to the front and back. The barrel sits on two wooden props that extend out to the left and right sides. At the top of the barrel, a wooden lip extends up and out to accommodate the lid. The crank is set in the centre of the front of the barrel. It is made of dark metal with a wooden handle. The crank connects to the interior metal axle. The axle supports two wooden paddles with horizontal spokes that run through the length of the barrel. The smaller paddle is fallen out of place and sits inside the barrel.
This butter churn was used to extract butter from fresh cream. Two wooden paddles sit inside, connected to the metal crank on the exterior. The barrel would be filled with cream, and a farmhand would turn the crank, beating until the cream separated into butter and buttermilk. This process could take up to an hour and a half, or even longer in the Wwinter. Afterwards, the butter would be washed, worked, and molded into half-pound or one-pound blocks.
