Thread: What is this?
View Single Post
Old 08-10-2016, 12:33 PM   #2552
Carruthers
Junior Master Dwellar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Buckinghamshire UK
Posts: 4,059
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gravdigr View Post
From the wear pattern on the lower 'tool' (for lack of a better word) they're used to get something, like lard, grease, or ice cream, out of something else, like a can or jar.

Whatever they contact, it's not a staining substance, as these have been used regularly for over 50 years, and are not particularly stained.
I did wonder if they were butter pats, Mr G., but as you suggested earlier they might be for getting butter out of a churn, I abandoned that idea.

Suggestion re-instated but probably still wrong.
__________________
Carruthers is offline   Reply With Quote