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Howard Brothers (Manufacturer)

A cased or ejector butter print with a wheatsheaf pattern. Howard Brothers, Chesham. Rural Industries Bureau late 1940s early 1950s.
This is a 'cased' or 'ejector' print used for imprinting a pattern on fresh butter. This print has a wheatsheaf pattern design. It is inscribed, '1 only 8oz cased print // wheatsheaf pattern // from Howard Brothers Ltd. // Avenue Works, Chesham, Buckinghamshire'. It is one of a collection of moulds and prints made for exhibition in the Rural Industries Bureau in the late 1940s or early 1950s.

1 butter print: wood- light coloured; good conditionInscription on label on outside of case: '1 only 8oz. cased print; wheatsheaf pattern; from Howard Brothers Ltd., Avenue Works, Chesham, Buckinghamshire'.

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PRINT // Accession number: 83/84 // Classification: PROCESSING Milk butter // Negative number: 60/14550 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: CoSIRA, 141 Castle St, Salisbury, Wilts SP1 3PT September 1983 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 8.12.83 // Description: A cased or ejector print, 8oz size with a wheatsheaf design. // Inscription on label: 1 only 8oz cased print // wheatsheaf pattern // From Howard Brothers Ltd. // Avenue Works, Chesham, Bucks. // Dimensions: Height: 15.0cm Diameter: 11.0cm (case) 9.0cm print // Associated information: As for 83/79 // References: As for 83/79', Letter, CoSIRA to MERL, 1983 – 'Mr Brian Kendal will be bringing these to you in the next few weeks when he is passing. I hope you can find some use for them. When I can I will try to get some more background but Mr Trust says that they were made for exhibition in the Rural Industries Bureau, not sure but I think Wimbledon, in the late forties or early fifties. I'll send any further information with Mr Kendall.'

Chesham

1945-01-01