How to tell if a Dazey churn is real?

How to tell if a Dazey churn is real?

Look at the glass jar, if you are looking at a glass churn. (Dazey made a few churns with a metal base.) Dazey glass churns have an embossed name, and the large churns have an embossed daisy on the bottom of the jar. The name should be Dazey Churn & Mfg.

When were Dazey butter churns made?

1904
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What are butter churns made of?

Later wood, glass, ceramic or metal containers were used. The first butter churns used a wooden container and a plunger to agitate the cream until butter formed. Later butter churns used a container made from wood, ceramics or galvanized (zinc coated) iron that contained paddles.

What are the parts of a butter churn?

It is made of three parts – the churn, the plunger/dasher and the lid. The wood has shrunk because of repeated wetting and drying out and so the barrel is narrower than it was originally. You can see where the metal bands have slipped down because the original rings are lighter on the wood.

What happens if you keep churning butter?

Once broken, the fat droplets can join with each other and form clumps of fat, or butter grains. As churning continues, larger clusters of fat collect until they begin to form a network with the air bubbles that are generated by the churning; this traps the liquid and produces a foam.

What is the stick in a butter churn called?

We make our butter in a churn. The cream goes into the churn along with a long wooden stick called a dasher. I usually tie a towel around the top to try and keep things clean; it doesn’t always work. Then you are ready to churn.

What happens if you don’t rinse butter?

Unwashed Butter Contains Casein It has a cheesy texture that sticks to the butter. After draining off the buttermilk, you could continue to work the butter until all the buttermilk was worked off, but your butter would still have casein in it. The only way to get the casein out of the butter is by washing.

Is making butter cheaper than buying?

So far, making homemade butter is a lot cheaper than buying it. If you go organic, you may have to buy two pints of heavy cream. At those prices, a pound of homemade organic butter would cost $3.93.

Dazey started with making small glass jar butter churns in 1904 and over the years made many different styles and sizes.

How do I identify the original Dazey churn?

The name should be Dazey Churn & Mfg. Company in a horseshoe arch and St. Louis, Mo., along the base of the arch. There should be an embossed 10, 20, 30 or 40 for the size of the jar on the bottom, as well. Some reproduction churns have misspellings, typical of foreign imports; others do not have the correct embossing.

How big is the salesman sample Dazey churn?

Figs. 15-16 The new so-called “salesman sample” Dazey churn, is shown at left in Figs. 15-16. It is six-inches high overall and holds about four ounces. No original glass Dazey churn was ever made in this size.

Who was the first person to make a churn?

Dazey was not the first, but is the most famous churn maker in the collectibles market. The patent of the first butter churn was in 1891 by A. C. Richardson, reports the Antique Trader. The actual patent date for the Dazey churn was Feb. 14, 1922, but Daisy sold churns long before that.

What are the rivets on a Dazey churn made of?

The rivets holding the gear mechanism to old lids are made of steel. A magnet will stick to the steel rivets. Figs. 15-16 The new so-called “salesman sample” Dazey churn, is shown at left in Figs. 15-16. It is six-inches high overall and holds about four ounces.

What was the history of the Dazey churn?

Dazey churn history. In the early years of the 20th century, E.B. Jones developed a small glass churn for home use. Nathan Dazey purchased Jones’ business and relocated it in St. Louis, Missouri as the Dazey Churn & Manufacturing Co. Dazey churns were made up until about 1945.

Where can I find a Dazey butter churn?

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What are the different styles of glass Dazey churns?

There were several styles of glass Dazey churns made over the years. Collectors generally group the styles by distinctive features of the glass body such as overall shape or how words in the company name are arranged.

Figs. 15-16 The new so-called “salesman sample” Dazey churn, is shown at left in Figs. 15-16. It is six-inches high overall and holds about four ounces. No original glass Dazey churn was ever made in this size.