Object number
74/135
Description
A pat used for shaping butter. The letters B.D.I are branded on the back. From the University of Reading Department of Food Science.
This is a medium sized pat with one ridged surface made of sycamore wood, used for shaping butter into pats. It has a rounded handle with a hole for hanging. The letters B.D.I are branded on the back of the pat. This item was donated as part of a collection of dairy related objects from the University of Reading Department of Food Science.
Physical description
1 butter pat; wood (sycamore) good condition: crack on the bevelled front
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Pats // wood sycamore // University of Reading Department of Food Science // Description: Medium sized pat with one ridged surface made of sycamore wood. It has a rounded handle with a hole for hanging. The letters B.D.I are branded on the back of the pat. Use: For shaping butter into pats’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_12159.tif - High resolution image
