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Object Record
Images
Metadata
Item ID# |
2020.017.014a/b |
Object Name |
Skimmer, Cream |
Description |
a- The skimmer is made of metal and is an oval shape. The skimmer is concave with the handle being a flattened portion of the shape. The handle of the skimmer has a large hole in the center of the area. The edges of the handle are raised and curved, creating a lip on the underside. There are a series of holes in the bottom of the concave portion of the skimmer. These holes create the shape of a diamond. b- The skimmer is made of metal and is an oval shape. The skimmer is concave with the handle being a flattened portion of the shape. The handle of the skimmer has a large hole in the center of the area. The edges of the handle are raised and curved, creating a lip on the underside. There are a series of holes in the bottom of the concave portion of the skimmer. These holes create a large diamond shape using a series of nine smaller diamond shapes. |
Provenance |
The cream skimmers belonged to Euphemia Knox, who lived North of Allenford with her husband Thomas John Knox. To have money for groceries, Euphemia would take eggs, butter and cream (made with the skimmers), walk to the market in Tara and sell them. She would then use that money to purchase items at the market and return home. Thomas John Knox was known to walk to Owen Sound to the mill to have flour made. |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-14.5 L-15.5 cm |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Dairy industry |
Places |
Allenford |
People |
Knox, Euphemia Murray |