Mold, Butter

Butter mold, North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.155.1a,b,c
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Nicely made commercial butter mold or print consisting of the print (a) with carved bottom, a handle (b), and a frame (c). Print is maple, handle is birch, and frame of birch. Print has overlapping holes housing a plated brass disk secured by two flat-head brass wood screws with a keyed slot to accept steel flat-head wood screw centered in bottom of handle. This assembly fits inside frame and slides up and down.

New York Mount Lebanon North Family

New York Mount Lebanon North Family

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Shaker Museum Mold, Butter. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=8380. Accessed on November 10, 2024

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