Buttery Goodness
Butter stamp, poplar, single piece, turned, carved, cow and two milk pails, cross hatched edge, integral handle extends on back, 19th century, 4 in. dia., $3,120.
Making butter was an essential craft in colonial America. Butter was a type of currency; farmers bartered butter, eggs and other dairy products for store-bought goods. The “Fall Antiques and Americana” auction at Conestoga Auction Company in Pennsylvania included nearly 100 antique butter-making tools such as wooden stamps, molds, paddles and bowls. Dairy farmers used […]