Milk skimmer

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Dublin Core

Title

Milk skimmer

Subject

milk skimmers, cream skimmers

Description

Cream rises to the top of fresh milk when it is stored in a cool place. A skimmer is then
used to remove the top layer of cream. This skimmer would have been used by a dairy which
milked a small herd of cows and sold their cream, milk, and butter locally.

Creator

Margaret Tamulonis

Publisher

Robert Hull Fleming Museum

Date

03/30/2010

Coverage

Vermont, 19th century, 1900-1915

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Historical object

About the Original Item

Date Added
March 30, 2010
Collection
Fleming Museum
Citation
Margaret Tamulonis, “Milk skimmer,” Omeka@CTL, accessed March 28, 2024, http://libraryexhibits.uvm.edu/omeka/items/show/552.
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