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Knocker churn
Knocker or plunger churn in the form of an oak coopered barrel with three iron bands, tapering from the base to a cylindrical ash collar. Complete with pierced lid and a plunger which fits through a hole in the lid. The plunger with a long wooden handle would be worked up and down and rotated to churn the butter. From Monmouth.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
58.81.3
Historical Associations
Association Type:
Place: Monmouth area
Creation/Production
Role: Cooper
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(mm): 605
diameter
(mm): 275
diameter
(mm): 220
Material
Oak
Ash (wood)
Iron
Location
St Fagans Cilewent : Dairy
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Classification
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