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Pail, Milk

Milk Pail with Strainer. Material: metal, wood. Size: 13" Diameter x 9" H. Description: silver metal pail; wooden handle grip at top of metal wire handle attached to sides of pail; top half of pail covered with metal lid with circular opening covered with a screen; small metal handle attached at back near bottom of pail.

Art Sutlief is a grandson of Asa Sutlief, first settler in the county. Some early milk pails had a built in strainer which was more convenient when milk was poured into pans for the cream to rise. This type of pail used before milk cans were invented.