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Knocker churn
Knocker or plunger churn. The earliest type of churn in the form of a wooden barrel, tapering from the base to the mouth with a plunger shaft 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. This type of churn was common from the 1600s into the late 1800s.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
12.105
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Location
St Fagans Nant Wallter : By door
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