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Circa: 1890-1910s
Condition: used, vintage
Size: 9 inches long by 3 inches wide by .5 inch deep
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: unknown English maker
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| This is a pair of antique English maple butter paddles, butter hands or Scotch hands I brought home recently from England. They are hardly ever seen anymore, but were a staple of every kitchen at one time. The paddles are 9 inches long by 3 inches wide by .5 inch deep and were made 1890-1910s. The interior is reeded, corrugated or ridged with a beveled back and were machine made. Butter paddles were used to beat the excess water out of freshly churned butter in preparation to putting into molds or crocks for storage and use and also to shape butter into balls, acorns, etc. This pair are in very good ++ condition, with wonderful patina and only one old edge chip. They even still faintly smell like butter! |
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