I am thinking it was probably you who posted a link to a photo of
a wooden mystery object a while ago--one that some guessed was
some kind of mold. I was flipping through "300 Years of Kitchen
Collectibles" by Linda Campbell Franklin today and saw that exact
thing as part of a wood and iron butter mold. It made a 1-lb
block of butter. There is no good information on this object,
which is apparently in the National Museum of American History at
the Smithsonian.
--
Jean B.

"Jean B." wrote:
>
> I am thinking it was probably you who posted a link to a photo of
> a wooden mystery object a while ago--one that some guessed was
> some kind of mold. I was flipping through "300 Years of Kitchen
> Collectibles" by Linda Campbell Franklin today and saw that exact
> thing as part of a wood and iron butter mold. It made a 1-lb
> block of butter. There is no good information on this object,
> which is apparently in the National Museum of American History at
> the Smithsonian.

I'm not sure which one you're thinking of.
There was a device consisting of two wooden
pieces attached by a sort of wire toggle mechanism
which I believe Wayne identified as a device
for dewatering butter.

And then, there was the more recent item
which appeared to be some sort of wood and
metal device which may have been a mold.
That one sold for well over $200. At the
time, I said it appeared to be missing a piece,
though I don't know that for sure. I tried
googling my old posts, but I can't find it.
And even if I could, it's probably expired
from eBay.

Mark Thorson wrote:
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> I am thinking it was probably you who posted a link to a photo of
>> a wooden mystery object a while ago--one that some guessed was
>> some kind of mold. I was flipping through "300 Years of Kitchen
>> Collectibles" by Linda Campbell Franklin today and saw that exact
>> thing as part of a wood and iron butter mold. It made a 1-lb
>> block of butter. There is no good information on this object,
>> which is apparently in the National Museum of American History at
>> the Smithsonian.
>
> I'm not sure which one you're thinking of.
> There was a device consisting of two wooden
> pieces attached by a sort of wire toggle mechanism
> which I believe Wayne identified as a device
> for dewatering butter.
>
> And then, there was the more recent item
> which appeared to be some sort of wood and
> metal device which may have been a mold.
> That one sold for well over $200. At the
> time, I said it appeared to be missing a piece,
> though I don't know that for sure. I tried
> googling my old posts, but I can't find it.
> And even if I could, it's probably expired
> from eBay.

I was speaking of the second one. Yes, indeed, it is missing
another part.

--
Jean B.