Milk Dipper, made by Band IT, Denver, Colorado, used for testing milk at the Illaw...
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Milk Dipper, made by Band IT, Denver, Colorado, used for testing milk at the Illawarra Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Albion Park
Milk Dipper, made by Band IT, Denver, Colorado, used for testing milk at the Illawarra Central Co-operative Dairy Co., Albion Park
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Small, metal cup with a long, vertical standing handle with arched end. The cylinder body of the dipper had a shallow lip for pouring.
Milk dippers were used by milk vendors, dairy factories or milk inspectors to test the quality of the milk. The tester may have also been used by testers who were measuring the butter-fat content in milk.
Small, metal cup with a long, vertical standing handle with arched end. The cylinder body of the dipper had a shallow lip for pouring.
Milk dippers were used by milk vendors, dairy factories or milk inspectors to test the quality of the milk. The tester may have also been used by testers who were measuring the butter-fat content in milk.
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2 • BAND • IT • DENVER • COLO • USA • 2 • BAND • IT • DENVER [written horizontally down back of handle]
2 • BAND • IT • DENVER • COLO • USA • 2 • BAND • IT • DENVER [written horizontally down back of handle]
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