Glass Butter Churn - Couch Family

DESCRIPTION

TitleGlass Butter Churn - Couch FamilyObject TypeHousehold ItemsDatec.1900DescriptionGlass ' Blow' Butter Churn.

In the early 20th century, families had to make their own butter. Butter churns agitated milk cream until it changed composition, and turned into butter. Churning caused fat deposits to form together and clump into lumps of butter. Churning also produced liquid buttermilk.

This butter churn was used by members of the Couch family of Wairanga, Yellow Rock.
Makers MarkMade in EnglandProvenance and SignifcanceEdward Couch was a prominent dairy farmer in the area. He was on the Board of Directors of the Illawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Company along with his brother George.

Edward Couch purchased a farm at Yellow Rock from Benjamin Clarke c1893. 'Wairanga' the homestead, was built on rubble foundations and completed in 1895. The corners were made of sandstone cut and transported by horse-drawn drays from Stockyard Mountain.DonorCouch, Logan

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialGlass container wooden paddles and handle, steel mechanism.Dimensions24 cm x 15 cm x12 cm

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryDomestic EquipmentSecondaryFood preparation

CONNECTIONS

CollectionObjectsFamilyCouchLocalityYellow RockPlaceWairangaRelated Item1988.11.3 Last edited by: Annette Charlton

1988.11.3 - Gooden, Margaret Kathleen (Kate) Last edited by: Annette Charlton

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Glass Butter Churn - Couch Family