On page 36 of the October issue of Farm Collector, Mr.
Nickerson is shown holding what he thinks to be a Dandy butter
churn. Although it does indeed resemble an early churn, it is in
fact a kerosene jug made by the Ball canning jar company.
What he has is more rare than a churn, at least in this area.
Ball made these jugs in half- and 1-gallon sizes. They began in
1882 before they ever made canning jars and continued into the
teens of the next century.
teens of the next century.
I am enclosing photos of one I acquired recently that is
probably getting near the end of the time when they were made. I’m
also enclosing a copy of a 1912 Ball brochure. As you can see, Mr.
Nickerson’s jug is identical to the one in this brochure. The Dandy
name on his is horizontal while mine is vertical. I love your
magazine!
– Davis Milligan
Greenwood, Del.
