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A box wheel churn used for making small quantities of butter, by churning cream. This churn was used in Surrey.
This box wheel churn was used for making small quantities of butter, by churning cream. It consists of a box, with a separate lid, in which a paddle with four arms is attached to a handle, to turn. This churn was used in Surrey.

1 box churn: wood [sycamore]; metalA box churn with a separate lid which fits onto the top. The lid has an H-shaped handle. The two ends of the box churn slope in at the base for 8 cm and are strengthened by a bar of wood. The paddle has four blades made of slats of wood. It is suspended on a metal rod with wooden fixings. The handle is made of metal with a wooden end for grasping.

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This box wheel butter churn consists of a strongly made rectangular box which is 13 inches long, 10 3/4 inches wide and 11 1/2 inches high. The wheel inside the box has four arms, each arm having two slats. A steel bar which serves as a handle passes through a hole in the side of the box and through the centre of the wheel. This bar has a wooden handle which is split. The lid of the churn which measures 14 inches by 12 inches has a wooden bar across the top for lifting. This lid and the wheel and steel bar are detachable to assist cleaning.', MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – 'Description: A box churn with a separate lid which fits onto the top. The lif has an H-shaped handle. The two ends of the box churn slope in at the base for 8.0cm and are stengthened by a bar of wood. The paddle has four blades made of slats of wood. It is suspended on a metal rod with wooden fixings. The handle is made of metal with a wooden end for grasping. // Use: For making small quantities of butter.'

Wood, Metal