Object number
74/134/1-2
Description
These are a pair of medium sized narrow pats made of sycamore wood, used for shaping butter into pats. They are smooth on both sides, have pointed ends to the handles with a hole for hanging. These items were donated as part of a collection of dairy related objects from the University of Reading Department of Food Science.
Physical description
2 pats: wood (sycamore)
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Pats // wood sycamore // University of Reading Department of Food Science // Description: Medium sized narrow pats with one ridged surface made of sycamore wood. It has a rounded handle with a hole for hanging. The letters Use: For shaping butter into pats’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_12158.tif - High resolution image
