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Sycamore scoop used for removing butter from a churn, by scraping the sides. Used at Cobstone Mill Farm, Turville, untill the 1930s.
This scoop, carved from one piece of sycamore wood, was used for removing butter from a churn, particularly by scraping the sides. It was used by the donor at Cobstone Mill Farm, Turville. It was last used in the 1930s.

1 butter scoop: wood (sycamore); good condition

MERL miscellaneous note ' 'used in dairy at Cobstone Mill Farm, Turville, Buckinghamshire...', MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'SCOOP // See letter attached // [pencil sketch] // Sycamore wood', MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – 'Notes // Description: A scoop made from one piece of wood with a curved handle which has a knob at the end to facilitate a good grip when the scoop is in use. This scoop is the same shape as the skimmers 56/353 and 60/25 but has no holes in it. // Use: For removing the butter from the churn, particularly for scraping it off the sides. // History: Used in the dairy at Cobstone Mill Farm.'

1930