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74/133/1-2
Description
Butter pats used for shaping butter. The letters BDI are on one of the pats. Part of a collection from the UoR Department of Food Science.
These are a pair of medium sized narrow pats made of sycamore wood, used for shaping butter into pats. They are smooth on both sides. One has a rounded handle and the other painted. Both have holes for hanging. The letters BDI are very faint on one of the pats. These items were donated as part of a collection of dairy related objects from the University of Reading Department of Food Science.
Physical description
2 butter pats; wooden (sycamore); good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Pats // wood sycamore // University of Reading Department of Food Science // Description: Medium sized narrow pats made of sycamore wood. They are smooth on both sides. One has a rounded handle and the other painted. Both have holes for hanging. The letters BDI are very faint on one of the pats. Use: For shaping butter into pats’
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