Object number
59/450
Description
This yoke, referred to as a 'milking stick', was carried on one shoulder. It was used in Over, Cambridgeshire, to carry 8.5 gallons of milk.
Yokes like this were used for carrying buckets about the farms, most commonly in the dairy. Unlike an ordinary yoke, which was carried across the shoulders, this yoke, referred to as a 'milking stick' by the donor, was carried on one shoulder. It was used in Over, Cambridgeshire, to carry 8.5 gallons of milk.
Physical description
1 yoke; wood
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note – ‘Ref. C. A. J. [Charles Andrew Jewell] visit to Cambridgeshire in November 1959 // Objects for Accessioning [59/449–453] // brought by C. A. J. belong to Mr. Dodson of OVER, Cambridgeshire, and were brought by Mr. E. J. Pepworth [Papworth], 5 Station Road, Over, from whom further information can be obtained… // Milking stick to carry 8 1/2 gallons of milk. Mr. Dodson is reported to have said that when the roads were icy he had to cover his boots with sacking while carrying this quantity of milk...’
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