78/25/1-5

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An end-over-end type butter churn, for making butter. It was made by R. A. Lister & Co. Ltd. of Dursley, Gloucestershire, and was used at Grey's Court in Henley, Oxfordshire, for domestic consumption of butter until 1965. The churn has a full capacity of 8 gallons and a churning capacity of 1/2 to 4 gallons, and produced from 1lb to 2lbs of butter.

1 barrel churn of end-over-end type, with axles fitted to sides of barrel. Removable lid secured to barrel by way of two chrome-plated levers. Mahogany wood lid features glass eyelet and chrome-plated valve. Oak wood barrel, soft wood support, and beech wood handle. Axles, bearings, crank, and handles of cast iron, painted red. Barrel hoops painted pale blue. Inside rim of barrel fitted with brass ring, which along with rubber on lid produces an effective seal. Maker's name cast on underside of barrel. Also features maker's name on 'transfer' on barrel, and brass badge with specifications on lid.

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Churn, barrel // Accession number: 78/25 // Classification: PROCESSING Milk butter // Negative number: 5/1175 ['5/1175 scored through] 60/13931 // Acquisition method: gift // Acquired from, date: ... // Store: // Condition: good // Recorder, date: DJE. 16.2.79 // Description: End-over-end type barrel churn with axles fitted to sides of barrel. The removable lid is secured to the barrel by two chrome plated levers. // The lid is of mahogany and has a glass eyelet and chrome plated valve. The barrel is of oak, the support, softwood, and the handle, beech. The axles, bearings, crank, handles etc. are of cast iron, painted red. The barrel hoops are painted pale blue. The inside rim of the barrel is fitted with a broass ring, whcih, combined with the rubber on the lid produces an effective seal. Maker's name cast on underside of barrel. Also 'Lister' transfer on barrel, and brass badge with specifications on lid (see assoc. inf.) // Dimensions: overall height, 115 cms (approx.) width, 59 cms. // Associated information: Made by R A Lister & Co. Ltd., Dursley, Gloucestershire. The brass badge on lid reads: 'Type S Size 1 Full capacity 8 galls Churning capacity 1/2 - 4 galls Butter produced 1 to 2 lbs.' Used at Greys Court, Henley, Oxon, for the domestic consumption of butter until c.1965. // References: Catalogue of Lister Butter Churns & Butter Workers. 1951.', Photocopy of archive item - [Ideal butter churns catalogue with illustrations and descriptions of hand-cranked and electrically-driven butter churns - TR HSE P1/B622]

Dursley

1902 - 1965

Wood, mahogany, Wood, oak, Wood, beech, Metal, iron