Antique 1800s E. Cherry Size 0 Butter Churn, Rabbit Butter Stamp, Pats
A rare grouping - an antique late 1800s E. Cherry Improved Patent size 0 butter churn, an accompanying exquisite rabbit butter stamp plus a pair of butter pats or paddles. Edward Cherry (1830 - 1910) arrived in Australia from England in 1855 and began manufacturing butter churns in 1858. In 1875 he opened a factory in Gisborne, Victoria which traded as E. Cherry between 1889 and 1899. The churns were made of seasoned New Zealand kauri pine, steamed to the curved shape. This is an early one as