Hand made glass churn jars were used from the early 1800s through the 1960s. Glass butter churns came with electric motors in the 1960s. But eventually people stopped making butter and bought it instead.
Old timey glass churns came in 1, 2, 3 and 4 quart sizes. In the 1920s 6 and 8 quart jar sizes appeared. There were horseshoe or beveled edge jar types and then the bullseye type with the square shoulder and the round raised company information on the glass jars. Next came the sloped shoulder types. The metal tops had an up and down metal grip on the crank mechanism, often had a little flower (Daisy) raised on the metal crank side. The slope shoulder churns were supposed to be easier for cleaning since the butter particles did not stick as easily in the upper corners of the jar. About 1935 most of the wooden paddles only had two blades rather than four.
Someone discovered that 2 blades accomplished the job in the same amount of time as did 4 blades.The Dazey Company is a well-known manufacturer of glass churn jars.
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Hand made glass churn jars were used from the early 1800s through the 1960s. Glass butter churns came with electric motors in the 1960s. But eventually people stopped making butter and bought it instead.
Old timey glass churns came in 1, 2, 3 and 4 quart sizes. In the 1920s 6 and 8 quart jar sizes appeared. There were horseshoe or beveled edge jar types and then the bullseye type with the square shoulder and the round raised company information on the glass jars. Next came the sloped shoulder types. The metal tops had an up and down metal grip on the crank mechanism, often had a little flower (Daisy) raised on the metal crank side. The slope shoulder churns were supposed to be easier for cleaning since the butter particles did not stick as easily in the upper corners of the jar. About 1935 most of the wooden paddles only had two blades rather than four.
Someone discovered that 2 blades accomplished the job in the same amount of time as did 4 blades.The Dazey Company is a well-known manufacturer of glass churn jars.