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February 19, 1902
The Wilmington Daily Republican
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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Instructional article on a simple butter worker device for average farmers with small dairies, describing construction using a rolling pin and frame, usage by pressing and rolling butter, and benefits for efficient butter making. By Frederick O. Sibley in N.Y. Tribune.
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SIMPLE BUTTER WORKER.
For the Average Farmer the Device Here Described Will Give Reasonable Satisfaction.
The proper way of working butter is by pressing, much the same as is required when pie crust is rolled with rolling pin. It should, indeed, be folded over and over, and rolled repeatedly until done. The reason this is not practicable in the hand working of butter is that more pressure is needed with butter than can be applied with the unaided hand.
Now, for the average farmer, who has only a small dairy, the style of butter worker shown in the accompanying illustration will give good satisfaction, and will be found easy of construction.
It consists of a long, large rolling pin, in the end of which is put an iron pin that, in turn, is inserted in a hole at the end of the frame, the sides of this being considerably higher than the roller. Thus, by taking hold of the handle at the other end, one can use it as both lever and rolling pin. The roller may be round or six or eight sided, just as is preferred; but it should always diminish in size toward the end furthest from the handle.
As can be seen in the picture, the butter worker is triangular in shape, and it should be about 20 to 24 inches wide by three feet long. If of these dimensions it can be set on the table when in use the point being over one side and the other end raised a trifle, so that the drip will run off the point. It is much better, however, to make short legs for it and brace them; the apparatus can be set then where one wants it.
In using it, the lever or roller should be moved right and left and pressed down hard. More or less practice will be required, of course, for a new hand to do extra work, but enough of this, coupled with good judgment, is sure to bring satisfying returns - Frederick O. Sibley, in N. Y. Tribune.
FARM BUTTER WORKER
For the Average Farmer the Device Here Described Will Give Reasonable Satisfaction.
The proper way of working butter is by pressing, much the same as is required when pie crust is rolled with rolling pin. It should, indeed, be folded over and over, and rolled repeatedly until done. The reason this is not practicable in the hand working of butter is that more pressure is needed with butter than can be applied with the unaided hand.
Now, for the average farmer, who has only a small dairy, the style of butter worker shown in the accompanying illustration will give good satisfaction, and will be found easy of construction.
It consists of a long, large rolling pin, in the end of which is put an iron pin that, in turn, is inserted in a hole at the end of the frame, the sides of this being considerably higher than the roller. Thus, by taking hold of the handle at the other end, one can use it as both lever and rolling pin. The roller may be round or six or eight sided, just as is preferred; but it should always diminish in size toward the end furthest from the handle.
As can be seen in the picture, the butter worker is triangular in shape, and it should be about 20 to 24 inches wide by three feet long. If of these dimensions it can be set on the table when in use the point being over one side and the other end raised a trifle, so that the drip will run off the point. It is much better, however, to make short legs for it and brace them; the apparatus can be set then where one wants it.
In using it, the lever or roller should be moved right and left and pressed down hard. More or less practice will be required, of course, for a new hand to do extra work, but enough of this, coupled with good judgment, is sure to bring satisfying returns - Frederick O. Sibley, in N. Y. Tribune.
FARM BUTTER WORKER
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Instructional Guide
Agricultural Device
What keywords are associated?
Butter Worker
Farming Device
Rolling Pin Lever
Dairy Tool
Butter Pressing
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Frederick O. Sibley
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Frederick O. Sibley
Story Details
Describes a simple butter worker for small dairy farmers: a triangular frame with a lever-rolling pin for pressing and folding butter. Construction details include dimensions, materials, and optional legs. Usage involves moving and pressing the roller for efficient butter working.