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A little girl turning the handle of a butter churn just like the one used by Mrs. Howe in her farm kitchen at Prickwillow: hand power and horse power were all-important before mechanization.

Essie Howe

Essie Howe interviews

Essie Howe of Prickwillow, interviewed by Kevin Delanoy in 1981

Prickwillow, Essie Howe interview

A little girl turning the handle of a butter churn just like the one used by Mrs. Howe in her farm kitchen at Prickwillow: hand power and horse power were all-important
before mechanization.

The museum had thres “upandover” churns… one is on display in the
dairy at Denny; making butter was great fun for school parties

Essie Howe – Life in Prickwillow.mp3 (MP3 37Mb)

All audio and photographic material Copyright © 1970-2016 Lorna Delanoy

Sources

  • Oral / Unpublished Sources
  • Photographs
  • Sound Recording

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