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  • Collection: Keeping Room

Made of woven wicker with brass fittings.

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White Pitcher with blue flowers painted on.

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Made of cast iron. Is round with four quadrants like a modern waffle iron and made for use with fire or coal.

This cast iron kettle was used to boil large quantities of water for bigger jobs like washing dishes, laundry etc.

This type of coffee pot is commonly seen in photos from the Civil War period

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Was set in boiling water to cook eggs.

flat strainer used to skim cream from the milk

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The wooden butter mold on the table is typical of the period. Farm wives would make butter and then press the cold butter into molds and stamp the butter with their own signature design. Women would make extra money selling their butter. This butter…
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