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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9440351, member: 8267"]No way it would work as a cream separator - no spouts, and no way to spin the bowl. It is a nice confection, though.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>"What Is a Cream Separator and How Does It Work?</b></font></p><p>A <a href="https://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/cream-separator-zmhz12mayzbea/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/cream-separator-zmhz12mayzbea/" rel="nofollow">cream separator</a> was used to separate the cream from the milk after the milking was finished. These machines used centrifugal force to send the cream and the milk to separate spouts where each by-product flowed into its own containers.</p><p><br /></p><p>The person operating the separator, usually a farmer's spouse or child, would turn a handle around and around. The cranking created a powerful spin that generated thousands of RPMs and in turn spun the container around and caused the milk to be pulled against the walls of the separator while the cream, which was lighter, collected in the center. These separators came in a variety of sizes from small tabletop models for small farms to huge floor models for larger dairies."</p><p><a href="https://www.lovetoknow.com/home/antiques-collectibles/antique-cream-separator#:~:text=A%20cream%20separator%20was%20used,flowed%20into%20its%20own%20containers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.lovetoknow.com/home/antiques-collectibles/antique-cream-separator#:~:text=A%20cream%20separator%20was%20used,flowed%20into%20its%20own%20containers" rel="nofollow">https://www.lovetoknow.com/home/antiques-collectibles/antique-cream-separator#:~:text=A cream separator was used,flowed into its own containers</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9440351, member: 8267"]No way it would work as a cream separator - no spouts, and no way to spin the bowl. It is a nice confection, though. [SIZE=5][B]"What Is a Cream Separator and How Does It Work?[/B][/SIZE] A [URL='https://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/cream-separator-zmhz12mayzbea/']cream separator[/URL] was used to separate the cream from the milk after the milking was finished. These machines used centrifugal force to send the cream and the milk to separate spouts where each by-product flowed into its own containers. The person operating the separator, usually a farmer's spouse or child, would turn a handle around and around. The cranking created a powerful spin that generated thousands of RPMs and in turn spun the container around and caused the milk to be pulled against the walls of the separator while the cream, which was lighter, collected in the center. These separators came in a variety of sizes from small tabletop models for small farms to huge floor models for larger dairies." [URL]https://www.lovetoknow.com/home/antiques-collectibles/antique-cream-separator#:~:text=A%20cream%20separator%20was%20used,flowed%20into%20its%20own%20containers[/URL].[/QUOTE]
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