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Milk Churn

Traveling Inkwell Milk Churn Shape
Traveling Inkwell Milk Churn Shape

Traveling Inkwell Milk Churn Shape

$473

H 3.55 in Dm 1.78 in

Traveling Inkwell Milk Churn Shape

Located in Vienna, AT

It is made to look like a milk churn. We believe it is made of nickel plated brass; some of the plating has worn away to show the brass beneath.

Category

Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

Materials

Brass

19th Century Galvanised Metal Milk Churn with Iron Strapping
19th Century Galvanised Metal Milk Churn with Iron Strapping

19th Century Galvanised Metal Milk Churn with Iron Strapping

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th century galvanised metal milk churn with iron strapping A good large piece, with handle, made in galvanised metal with a removable lid A very good looking decorative piece...

Category

Antique 1890s Industrial Pitchers

Materials

Metal

Large 19th Century Galvanised Metal Milk Churn with Iron Strapping
Large 19th Century Galvanised Metal Milk Churn with Iron Strapping

Large 19th Century Galvanised Metal Milk Churn with Iron Strapping

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Large 19th century galvanised metal milk churn with iron strapping A good large piece, with handle and 2 hanging hooks, made in galvanised metal with a removable lid A very goo...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Country Urns

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Dairy Set, English Copper, Milk Churn, Pail, Country Kitchen, Circa 1950
Vintage Dairy Set, English Copper, Milk Churn, Pail, Country Kitchen, Circa 1950

Vintage Dairy Set, English Copper, Milk Churn, Pail, Country Kitchen, Circa 1950

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage dairy set. An English, copper milk churn and pail, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Copper

Antique English Silver bachelor's café-au-lait pair, London 1913 Wakely Wheeler
Antique English Silver bachelor's café-au-lait pair, London 1913 Wakely Wheeler

Antique English Silver bachelor's café-au-lait pair, London 1913 Wakely Wheeler

By James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Each pot of side handle form plain bulbous milk churn form, gadroon upper and lower rims, wooden handles and the hinged, domed lids with silver finials.

Category

Vintage 1910s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Indian Silver Tea Caddy by Grish Chunder Dutt
Antique Indian Silver Tea Caddy by Grish Chunder Dutt

Antique Indian Silver Tea Caddy by Grish Chunder Dutt

By Grish Chunder Dutt

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

This exceptional antique Indian silver tea caddy has a cylindrical, milk churn form. The surface of the box is plain and encompassed with bands of applied moulded decoration.

Category

Antique 1880s Indian Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver

Primitive Antique Farmhouse Pine Butter Churn Milk Bucket Wood Barrel Cannister
Primitive Antique Farmhouse Pine Butter Churn Milk Bucket Wood Barrel Cannister

Primitive Antique Farmhouse Pine Butter Churn Milk Bucket Wood Barrel Cannister

Located in Dayton, OH

A large primitive pine butter churn. Features a removable lid and braided wicker accents. A neat addition to any farmhouse setting. Dimensions: 31" x 22" x 18"

Category

Early 20th Century Primitive Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wicker, Pine

Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle

Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle

$350

H 8 in W 2.75 in D 2.25 in

Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Provenance: Barbara Harris, New York Ghurra is a churning rod holder in the assembly for churning milk into butter.

Category

Antique 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle.
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle.

Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle.

$260

H 8.5 in W 2.75 in D 2.25 in

Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Provenance: Barbara Harris, New York Ghurra is a churning rod holder in the assembly for churning milk into butter.

Category

Antique 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ethiopian Milk Vessel
Ethiopian Milk Vessel

Ethiopian Milk Vessel

$188

H 7.5 in Dm 5.5 in

Ethiopian Milk Vessel

Located in Chicago, IL

The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...

Category

Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Bottles

Materials

Other

Large Moorish Moroccan Blue and White Ceramic Footed Lidded Jar from Fez
Large Moorish Moroccan Blue and White Ceramic Footed Lidded Jar from Fez

Large Moorish Moroccan Blue and White Ceramic Footed Lidded Jar from Fez

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Traditionally accompanied by a domed or bell-shaped lid with a finial top, these vessels originally were used to store butter and cheese or to churn milk. The name, jobbana, derives ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Moroccan Moorish Jars

Materials

Metallic Thread

Antique Moroccan Ceramic Glazed Bowl Handcrafted in Fez Meknes Jobbana 1900
Antique Moroccan Ceramic Glazed Bowl Handcrafted in Fez Meknes Jobbana 1900

Antique Moroccan Ceramic Glazed Bowl Handcrafted in Fez Meknes Jobbana 1900

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Traditionally accompanied by a domed or bell-shaped lid with a finial top, these vessels originally were used to store butter and cheese or to churn milk. The name, jobbana, derives ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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Milk Churn Painted Jardiniere Umbrella Pot
Milk Churn Painted Jardiniere Umbrella Pot

Milk Churn Painted Jardiniere Umbrella Pot

Unavailable

H 28.35 in W 13 in D 13 in

Milk Churn Painted Jardiniere Umbrella Pot

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Milk Churn painted Jardiniere umbrella pot Beautifully hand painted milk churn to use as a jardiniere, storage container or umbrella pot.

Category

Early 20th Century British Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Aluminum

19th Century French Copper Milk Churn
19th Century French Copper Milk Churn

19th Century French Copper Milk Churn

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H 16.54 in W 8.27 in D 8.27 in

19th Century French Copper Milk Churn

Located in London, GB

If shipped to the US or EU, no import tax applies. These French copper milk churns were originally used to "churn" milk for making home made butter.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Vases

Pair of 20th Century Edwardian Novelty Silver Plated Lighters
Pair of 20th Century Edwardian Novelty Silver Plated Lighters

Pair of 20th Century Edwardian Novelty Silver Plated Lighters

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

An unusual pair of English Edwardian novelty silver plated lighters in the shape of milk churns. The larger is for cigars and the smaller for cigarettes, both have vacant cartouches,...

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Brass Milk Churns
Brass Milk Churns

Brass Milk Churns

Located in New York, NY

Detailed English brass milk churns or milk pails in a set of three sizes.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Objects

Antique Copper French Milk Churn Umbrella Stand
Antique Copper French Milk Churn Umbrella Stand

Antique Copper French Milk Churn Umbrella Stand

By French House & Garden

Located in Stockbridge, GB

Antique Copper French Milk Churn A stunning copper milk churn retaining its original hinged lid which can be locked on or can be removed as desired.

Category

Mid-20th Century British French Provincial Umbrella Stands

Materials

Copper

English Polished Iron & Brass Bound Milk Churn
English Polished Iron & Brass Bound Milk Churn

English Polished Iron & Brass Bound Milk Churn

Located in Staffordshire, GB

English polished iron & brass bound milk churn. Great to use as a planter, umbrella/stick stand Measures: H:35, D:30 cm.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Brass, Iron

Polished Iron and Brass Bound Milk Churn, Late 19th Century
Polished Iron and Brass Bound Milk Churn, Late 19th Century

Polished Iron and Brass Bound Milk Churn, Late 19th Century

Located in Staffordshire, GB

Polished iron and brass bound milk churn, late 19th century.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Brass, Iron

Quirky Umbrella Stand, Copper Milk Churn or Pail, Industrial Antiques
Quirky Umbrella Stand, Copper Milk Churn or Pail, Industrial Antiques

Quirky Umbrella Stand, Copper Milk Churn or Pail, Industrial Antiques

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

A quirky umbrella stand, copper milk churn or pail, Industrial antiques. A handsome and quirky thing, a lovely 19th century five gallon coper milk churn with carrying handle and p...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Industrial Umbrella Stands

Materials

Copper

19th Century Galvanised Metal Milk Churn with Iron Strapping
19th Century Galvanised Metal Milk Churn with Iron Strapping

19th Century Galvanised Metal Milk Churn with Iron Strapping

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th century Galvanised metal milk churn with iron strapping A good large piece, with handle and chain attached to the lockable lid, made in Galvanised metal with iron strapping ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Brutalist Architectural Models

Materials

Metal

Novelty Milk Churn Victorian Sterling Silver Pepper Grinder, Hukin & Heath 1885
Novelty Milk Churn Victorian Sterling Silver Pepper Grinder, Hukin & Heath 1885

Novelty Milk Churn Victorian Sterling Silver Pepper Grinder, Hukin & Heath 1885

By Hukin & Heath

Located in London, London

Hallmarked in London in 1885 by Hukin & Heath, this charming Antique, Victorian, Sterling Silver Pepper Grinder is in the form of a milk churn and features a Peugeot mechanism. The g...

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique novelty Silver Casters in the form of Milk churn pails Birmingham 1904
Antique novelty Silver Casters in the form of Milk churn pails Birmingham 1904

Antique novelty Silver Casters in the form of Milk churn pails Birmingham 1904

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Pair Antique novelty Silver Casters in the form of Milk churn pails Birmingham 1904 G.W. Harvey. Realistically styled with ribbed tapered bodies and handles, pierced covers.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mahogany & silver banded Pepper grinder 1914
Mahogany & silver banded Pepper grinder 1914

Mahogany & silver banded Pepper grinder 1914

By John Grinsell & Sons

Located in Dereham, GB

Mahogany case Pepper Grinder, in the shape of a milk churn Silver Banded Maker J.G.&S [JOHN GRINSELL & SONS] Hallmarks Birmingham 1914 Good original condition

Category

Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Tableware

Materials

Silver

Edwardian Express Dairy Delivery Milk Cart
Edwardian Express Dairy Delivery Milk Cart

Edwardian Express Dairy Delivery Milk Cart

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Edwardian express dairy delivery milk cart This is a very rare survivor of early London door step milk deliveries, the top section holds crates and glass milk bottles, there are a...

Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Large Arts & Crafts Copper Log Bin
Large Arts & Crafts Copper Log Bin

Large Arts & Crafts Copper Log Bin

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H 16.75 in Dm 17 in L 16.75 in

Large Arts & Crafts Copper Log Bin

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Likely to be a former milk churn, this impressive piece of metal work now minus its lid makes and ideal log bin or statement wastepaper basket.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Vases

Materials

Copper

Large Arts & Crafts Copper Log Bin
Large Arts & Crafts Copper Log Bin

Large Arts & Crafts Copper Log Bin

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H 16.75 in Dm 17 in

Large Arts & Crafts Copper Log Bin

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Likely to be a former milk churn, this impressive piece of metal work now minus its lid makes and ideal log bin or statement wastepaper basket.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Decorative Bowls

Materials

Copper

Vintage Asprey Novelty Cocktail Shaker, circa 1930
Vintage Asprey Novelty Cocktail Shaker, circa 1930

Vintage Asprey Novelty Cocktail Shaker, circa 1930

By Asprey International Limited

Located in Bath, GB

Made in the form of a milk churn with an Art Deco inspired take with it's angular handle and handle to remove the top.

Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

20th Century Edwardian Hand Pulled Milk Cart "By Appointment to H.M the King"
20th Century Edwardian Hand Pulled Milk Cart "By Appointment to H.M the King"

20th Century Edwardian Hand Pulled Milk Cart "By Appointment to H.M the King"

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

The top of the cart is fitted to carry an ample amount of milk bottles. Below this, there are two doors opening to reveal space for milk churns.

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Wood

Asprey Art Deco Silver Plated Cocktail Shaker
Asprey Art Deco Silver Plated Cocktail Shaker

Asprey Art Deco Silver Plated Cocktail Shaker

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H 8.66 in W 5.9 in D 3.74 in

Asprey Art Deco Silver Plated Cocktail Shaker

By Asprey International Limited

Located in Northampton, GB

With Tilt Pour Action From our Barware collection, we are thrilled to offer this Asprey silver plated Cocktail Shaker. The shaker of milk churn style with long pointed handle and c...

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Barware

Materials

Metal, Silver, Silver Plate

19th Century Continental Silver Needle Case
19th Century Continental Silver Needle Case

19th Century Continental Silver Needle Case

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H 4.07 in W 0.69 in D 0.69 in

19th Century Continental Silver Needle Case

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

The case decorated with milkmaids carrying milk to market & churning butter; the lid with farm milking scene.

Category

Antique 19th Century Other Models and Miniatures

Materials

Silver

Antique Cat-in-Milk Churn Musical Automaton by Roullet & Decamps
Antique Cat-in-Milk Churn Musical Automaton by Roullet & Decamps

Antique Cat-in-Milk Churn Musical Automaton by Roullet & Decamps

Located in London, GB

The firm who made the milk churn also made all sorts of container and cookware and this milk churn is the real thing.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage White Porcelain Cat Pitcher Made in Italy
Vintage White Porcelain Cat Pitcher Made in Italy

Vintage White Porcelain Cat Pitcher Made in Italy

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Victorian style jug of a cat looking over the edge of milk churn. Made after the Victorian English Spode Copeland cream milk jug with cat handle, jug is in the shape of a milk churn ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Dovetailed Copper Bucket or Jardiniere with Handle
19th Century French Dovetailed Copper Bucket or Jardiniere with Handle

19th Century French Dovetailed Copper Bucket or Jardiniere with Handle

Located in Doylestown, PA

Fantastic bucket from the Southwest of France most likely used as a milk churn. It has a snake form wrought iron handle and great patina.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Country Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Copper, Iron

Antique Hand Pulled Milk Cart "by Appointment to H.M the King"
Antique Hand Pulled Milk Cart "by Appointment to H.M the King"

Antique Hand Pulled Milk Cart "by Appointment to H.M the King"

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Below this the top of the cart is fitted to accommodate for several ample milk bottles. The inside of the cart is fitted for either small milk churns or further bottles.

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Ugandan Milk Vessel
Early 20th Century Ugandan Milk Vessel

Early 20th Century Ugandan Milk Vessel

Located in Chicago, IL

This unusual, tapered vessel is a milk-pot of the Bantu peoples of eastern Africa, and would have been used for storing and churning cow's milk.

Category

Early 20th Century Ugandan Vases

Materials

Reed, Wood

Ethiopian Borana Oromo Woven Milk Vessel
Ethiopian Borana Oromo Woven Milk Vessel

Ethiopian Borana Oromo Woven Milk Vessel

Located in Chicago, IL

The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...

Category

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Vases

Materials

Other

20th Century Edwardian Hand Pulled Milk Cart "by Appointment to H.M the King"
20th Century Edwardian Hand Pulled Milk Cart "by Appointment to H.M the King"

20th Century Edwardian Hand Pulled Milk Cart "by Appointment to H.M the King"

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is an unusual Edwardian hand pulled milk cart. The milk cart has two large churns, on of which with a badge stating "Dairy Outfit Co Kings Cross London".

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Wood

Limestone Dairy Coolers
Limestone Dairy Coolers

Limestone Dairy Coolers

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H 12 in W 72 in D 45 in

Limestone Dairy Coolers

Located in Katonah, NY

The water chilled the stone and the marble, providing a cold spot upon which to place churns of milk and freshly-made cheeses.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Garden Ornaments

Materials

Limestone

Antique Victorian Copper Milk Churn
Antique Victorian Copper Milk Churn

Antique Victorian Copper Milk Churn

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H 36.5 in W 30 in D 30 in

Antique Victorian Copper Milk Churn

Located in Worcester, Worcestershire

Quality very heavy 19th century copper milk churn. Offered in very good condition.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Urns

Materials

Copper

Very Large Vintage Yak Milk Churn
Very Large Vintage Yak Milk Churn

Very Large Vintage Yak Milk Churn

Located in New York, NY

An unusually large yak milk churn from Yunan Province, China, circa 1930.

Category

Vintage 1930s Chinese Jars

Materials

Pine

Royal Crown Derby miniature milk churn and cover, dated 1921.
Royal Crown Derby miniature milk churn and cover, dated 1921.

Royal Crown Derby miniature milk churn and cover, dated 1921.

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Royal Crown Derby miniature milk churn and cover, dated 1921. The conical churn, finely potted, with twin loop handles, and decorated in a rich Imari design, hand painted in red, gre...

Category

Vintage 1920s English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Folk Art Painted Wooden Lid with Art Nouveau Image
Folk Art Painted Wooden Lid with Art Nouveau Image

Folk Art Painted Wooden Lid with Art Nouveau Image

Located in Quogue, NY

The image on this wooden lid, which conceivably could have been part of a butter or milk churn, has a distinctly Art Nouveau style. If you look at the close up of her face, and the m...

Category

Early 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Unusual Agricultural Trolley Farm Made Utilising WW2 Tracks
Unusual Agricultural Trolley Farm Made Utilising WW2 Tracks

Unusual Agricultural Trolley Farm Made Utilising WW2 Tracks

Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire

A completely unique trolley that a farmer in Montgomeryshire, Wales made in the 1930s utilising World War Two tracks in order to transport milk churns over muddy and rough ground. Th...

Category

Vintage 1930s Welsh Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

A brass and copper milk churn
A brass and copper milk churn

A brass and copper milk churn

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H 20 in Dm 14 in

A brass and copper milk churn

Located in Sundridge, GB

From the "United Dairies" and engraved "Trowbridge 8108 33lbs" and "Wood Lane" on the top. The top is now fixed and the churn is used as a stool.

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Stools

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Milk Churn For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic milk churn available at 1stDibs. Each milk churn for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, aluminum and brass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer milk churn, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A milk churn is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Milk Churn?

Prices for a milk churn can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $302 and can go as high as $4,176, while the average can fetch as much as $804.