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Name/TitleButter churn

About this objectUsed by the donor since 1966, when she bought it secondhand in Sudbury market for 1/-.

MakerJ.J. Blow

Medium and MaterialsGlass Container with screw-top lid.
Wooden Handle.

Inscription and Marks"J.J. Blow" appears on the glass together with the data concerning capacity.
"BLOW" is stamped on the frame and on the lid along with "MADE IN ENGLAND No. 30 GR.40. (Cf. A. 1690).

MeasurementsHeight: 10 inches (255 mm).
Height to shoulder: 7 1/2 inches (190 mm).
Base: 6 1/2 inches square (165 mm).
Aperture at rim: 4 3/4 inches (120 mm).
Two Vanes: 4 inches x 2 inches (distally) (103mm x 50 mm), 1 1/4 inches (proximally) (x 28 mm).
Frame: 4 3/8 inches (high) x 3 1/2 inches (107 mm x 89 mm).
Wheel: 3 inches (76 mm).
Cog-wheel: 1 inch (25 mm).
Ventilator: 1 1/2 inches (diameter) with 19 perforations (39 mm diameter).
Glass container capacity: 4 quarts.

Height: 360 mm
Width 165 mm
Diameter: 165 mm

Jar width: 170mm
Height of lid and handle: 140mm
Diameter of lid: 130mm
Overall height: 250mm

Object numberSTMEA:A.4033