Woman used their hands, washed in cold water, for taking the butter out of the churn (if they didn't have a scoop). The butter was then put into a wooden tray and worked with a paddle, called butter workers, until it was free from water.
Coffee as a drink became universal in the 19th century. At first the beans were boiled whole and the water used a a drink. They soon discovered the better way was to grind the bean first and coffee mills appeared- made of wood and brass with an iron…