Paddle, Food
Applesauce paddle, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY
Description
Between-centers turned cherry knob with 9/32" slot cut into lower end into which a flat birch blade is inserted and held with three 3/16" diameter (cherry?) pins. The birch blade widens near the end forming the paddle. A 5/16" diameter hole is drilled through birch part of handle below cherry knob. On one side of birch blade there are two compass drawn, six-pointed "stars." On handle, design is 1 7/8" in diameter; on paddle, the design is 3 5/16" in diameter.