Stamp, Cheese
Description
A bronze and wood cheese stamp. The stamp has a wooden upper block with a U shaped metal handle screwed to the top. " NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE / N.Z. CHEDDAR / CHEESE / NEWALL / REGD No: 86 " is marked in reversed, raised lettering on the bronze plate mounted on the underside. A small wire loop for hanging is attached onto the wooden block.
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Object detail
Classification
Credit line
Cheese
stamps
were
used
to
mark
cheese
for
export,
to
note
the
name
and
location
of
where
the
cheese
was
made,
as
well
as
what
type
of
cheese
it
was.
Most
dairy
factories
made
cheese
and
butter
along
with
processing
milk.
This
particular
cheese
stamp
was
used
for
marking
cheddar
cheese
in
Newall,
South
Taranaki.
Accession number
PA2011.014
Collection type
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