metal milk pail or 'luggie'

Metal milk pail with a flat handle at back rim.   Known locally as a 'luggie', these metal milking pails were used by milk maids.  Having milked by hand the milk was deposited into the 'luggie' before being poured into a milk butt for transporting or into a churn for processing into butter or cheese.
Object no :
SRFD002n
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
400mm x 310mm
Materials :
metal
Location :
NA
Accession number :
WIWMS 1988.424
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council
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