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Object ID |
1995.028.001A-C |
Object Name |
Churn, Butter |
Description |
Dazey brand butter churn, butter paddle, and butter mold. .001A) Churn. The churn has a large, square glass jar for a base, with screw-on metal lid to which is attached a metal churning mechanism with wooden paddles and handle. Stamped on the churning mechanism is the name "DAZEY" and the number "60B." The number "60H" is stamped on the handle. This suggests that the mechanism came from an earlier churn. On one side of the jar is the following information: "DAZEY CHURN / No. 80 / Patented Feb. 14. 22. / DAZEY CHURN & MFG CO. / St. Louis, Mo. / Made in USA." The churn belonged to Elizabeth Conley Johnson (Mrs. Sam) who lived at 1717 Washington Ave., Wilmette. According to the donor, she lived into her 90s, dying around 1980. .001B) Paddle. The paddle is made of wood and carved in a classic paddle shape. The paddle has a short handle (approx. 3.5" long) and a fairly wide, curved paddle section (3.75" wide at widest and 5.75" long). .001C) Mold. The mold is square (3.5" outside) and 5" high. The sections are screwed together and have two metal hinges for opening and closing the mold. The Dazey company was founded in St. Louis in the early 1900s. This "slope-shouldered" model, patented in 1922, was unchanged into the late 1930s. Butter shortages during World War I spurred sales of churns like this one, but by the 1940s the expansion of commercial creameries and the rural electrification of the Midwest spelled the end of homemade butter in America. The Dazey company was bought by Landers, Frary & Clark in 1954 (see Lifshey, p. 243). |
Date |
ca. 1930 |
Classification |
Household Items |