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A butter print carved with 'Institute BD' - the British Dairy Institute. Made of sycamore.
Butter prints were used for leaving a hallmark of the place of origin on blocks of butter and often had symbolic designs. This is one of two round prints are carved with 'Institute BD' - the British Dairy Institute. They are made of sycamore, a close-grained wood often used for dairy equipment, where scrubbing and cleaing is important, and have a handle.

1 of 2 butter prints; wooden (sycamore); fair condition