Butter Churn, circa 1880
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Artifact Overview
Box churns tumble cream to make butter. The Tiffin Union Churn Company of Tiffin, Ohio, made this box churn around 1880. The company promoted their products by stenciling the churn with awards won by the churn. This type of churn won the First Premium at the state fairs of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and New York.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Churn
Date Made
circa 1880
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.206
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 33.5 in
Width: 14 in
Width: 18 in
Inscriptions
stenciled in black letters on one side:
Improved / Original / Union Churn / Pat'd Dec. 20, 1864 / First Premium / Taken / At the State Fairs of / Ohio, Ind., Mich. / Ill.,Wis. and N.York / Manufactured by / Tiffin Union Churn Co. / Tiffin O.
on other side:
Tiffin Union Churn Co. / Tiffin, Ohio.
on another side:
Union Churn No.1
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