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CAS 0389-1493A,B   CAS 0389-1493A,B; Butter paddles
Category Culinary Items
Object Name Butter paddles
Culture Swedish
Global Region Europe
Country Sweden
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s to early 1900s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Wood
Description Pair of spoon-shaped paddles with flat "bowls" used to shape freshly churned butter into smaller portions; Each paddle is carved with deep parallel grooves across the bowls and a single floral motif at the distal end of the handle; "Smör" (the Swedish word for butter) is carved at the proximal end of each handle.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.2, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 21.2