Object number
56/119/1-2
Description
Butter softener. Chamber was filled with hot water and plunged into a block of butter, to allow the heat of the water to soften the butter.
This is a butter softener. It consists of a triangular chamber with a handle, and is made of tin with soldered edges. The chamber was filled with hot water and plunged into a block of butter, to allow the heat of the water to soften the butter. The handle is stamped 'Patents Pending'
Physical description
1 butter softener: metal (tin); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This butter softener is 7 inches long, and is made of tin with soldered edges. The softener has a triangular chamber 3.75 inches long with a hole in the top covered by a screw cap. The words 'Patents Pending' are stamped on the handle. When the chamber was filled with hot water and plunged into a block of butter, the heat of the water softened the butter.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_837.tif - High resolution image
