Shiloh Museum of Ozark History - Fenner Butter Churn

Fenner Butter Churn

Manufactured in the late 1800s by R. W. Fenner, Stockton, New York, this hand-cranked churn could hold up to 20 gallons of cream. It was purchased from the Grace Linebarger estate. The Linebargers moved to Arkansas from North Carolina in 1871, settling in the Hindsville area (Madison County).

Linebarger family at home near Hindsville, ca. 1900.
Left to right: Edgar, Artie, Grace, Flo, Aunt Ad and Uncle Ab.

Courtesy Ruby Vaughan
(S-96-1-432)

Learn more about the history and craft of making butter.

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