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There were various types of cream separators - floor and counter models. The one pictured here cost $43.00.

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Cream Setter
1920's

Credits:
Assiniboia Museum

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Before the invention of the afore mentioned cream separator - one might have a cream setter. The whole milk was placed in the setter. The gauge would let one know when the process of the cream rising to the top was completed. The milk would then be released by way of the tap at the bottom and quickly the descending cream would flow into a bowl. Cost - $1.70.

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Cereal
1920's
Saskatchewan, Canada

Credits:
Assiniboia Museum

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While the cream was being separated a hardy breakfast of hot or dry cereal was ready for the children before leaving for school.

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Toaster
1920's
Saskatchewan, Canada

Credits:
Assiniboia Museum

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Bread would be toasted with a stove top 'toaster' placed over the open firebox. Cost of the centre one was 10 cents.

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Lunch Pail
1920's
Saskatchewan, Canada

Credits:
Assiniboia Museum

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During breakfast, the homemaker would prepare the school lunches. The dinner pail could be a Roger's syrup pail to keep the food fresh and from contamination. Depending on the distance of the school some children either walked or went by horse cart/buggy, or by horseback. Note the asymmetrical cover of the pail. There is the straight pen used by Grade Fives - this was the grade allowed to use ink.

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Milk Pail
1920's
Saskatchewan, Canada

Credits:
Assiniboia Museum

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There were many tedious jobs to be done before noon. After the children left for school, the cream separator was washed so that never was there sour milk left to contaminate the next batch of milk. It was an odious task, as there was a much glutinous coating on the inner workings of the separator. The pail and separator's inner mechanical items had to be cleaned carefully and sterilized with scalding water.

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Coal oil lamps
1920's
Saskatchewan, Canada

Credits:
Assiniboia Museum

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The lamp chimneys had to be cleaned. For best results was the washing with soap and water and then dried with newspaper for the sparkling clean look. More coal oil was added to the lamp bowl and the wick had to be trimmed to prevent smoking that clouded the chimney when it was next lit. The bracket lamp - right - was placed on the wall consequently more stable and safer. Cost - under one dollar .

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Gas Lamp
1920's
Saskatchewan, Canada

Credits:
Assiniboia Museum