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ANTIQUE #SA810599

Antique Sycamore Cream Skimmer

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Opus Antiques

A well patinated 19th century antique treen cream skimmer. The surface on this one has adopted a lovely creamy tone from use in the Dairys and the rippled Sycamore wood skin is beautiful.
 
Cream skimmers were used in the production of butter, the milk was left to settle for 24-36 hours and the fat would rise to the surface and was skimmed off, this was then churned and made into butter etc. hence the name cream skimmer.
 
This one measures 22cm w 4 cm h.
 
C1830
 
Own a piece of history
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA810599
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 4cm (1.6inches)
Width is 22cm (8.7inches)
Depth is 4cm (1.6inches)
Antique SA810599 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Opus Antiques
Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
Devon
United Kingdom
Tel: 07941 285 532
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD