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A butter worker, which is a wooden implement used for squeezing excess moisture out of newly-made butter. Part of the Sharp collection.
This is a butter worker, which is a wooden implement used for squeezing excess moisture out of newly-made butter. This came to the museum as part of the Sharp collection.

1 butter worker: wood (sycamore); good condition

The Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment was compiled by Reverend C. J. Sharp at Wonersh, Surrey. Reverend Sharp died in 1967 and the Museum acquired the Collection for £60 in 1968., MERL ‘History Artefacts’ cards - ‘WORKER // PROCESSING Milk Butter // Rev Sharp // Notes: Description: A flat round wooden worker with long handle made from one piece of sycombe wood. Use: For manipulating and working butter in order to remove butter milk.’