Page 12, Thurlsday, February 24th, 1972e WHITBY FREE PRESS of i'nterfest. to woinen THE LURE 0F ANTIQUES SBut te rmaking was one of the essential home- m a k 1ng chores of the set tler 1s w ives, and rem- ai ned so al most until the Second World War. Tools were developed that were used only ln the b ut ter-m a king process. The butter mold was a de co r at ive and very practical tool that enabled the bu tt e r-maker to stamp her product Wi t4 her o0w n u n i q u e pattern. Shoppers soon 1 earned to i dentfy the mark with the butter they liked or di dn' t like, an d so it went until modemn dairy- i n g methods made t h e home production of butter unprof i tabl e. Escped the eye of bIfe coliector T he bu t ter moilds l inger however, and as an example of the early folk art of Ontario, they are un surpassed. Oddly enough, they appear to have e scaped the eye of the collector and many fine ex amples are stili to be found. They are wooden and three general shapes appear. There i s the pound print, which is rectangul- ar, its face is frequently plain or decorated'with a simple gridpattern. Once in a whi le one is found w it h a fr u it or bird carving. For the most part however, these appear to have been utilitarian in concept. BeiI-shaped moids Next is abel1l1-shaped mold-circularwîth a handl1 e a ttached to the print. This is a plunger a rr a ng9ement which pushed the butter out of the mol1 d and printed it at the same time. Miniature versions of this one can be found that wil1 produce by Helen Ingrain a butter pat about the si ze of a si 1Iver dol1 ar and ap- proxlmately an inch and a haîf thlck. Then there is the single piece w ith a round knob on theback of the print toserve as a handie. 0f the three, this shape 1 probabl y the ol desti for i t woul d be entirely hand-made. IiftrIcate Prints The prints bear on their faces or plates many beautifully carved fiowers. L eaves of plants are ailso t o be f ound j carefully outlined with veins in place. They are s0 well done, that it is possible to i den ti fy t he plants. Small animais and birds contributed their profiles. One particularly well done print had a cardinal sitting on a branch. The I a r g e s t print might measure four inches across- and the carver had to arrange a perfectly scaled picture in the space available. Pennsylvania Dutch motifs are commonly found in t he M a rk a hm area. Birds and small1 animai s seem to belong to the Ottawa Valley. Very iÎttîe w ork has been done to 1link the butter moild cary- i ng9s to the origins of the people who used them. ln some areas it is possible to see a similarity in design between the pr Ints and other hand-crafted a r t Iides from the same area. Certain motifs that o m mon to one part of Europe have been trans- planted by immigrants who grouped together here andiformedasettiement. Their work is distinctive and easily identified. Others however, are not so w e 1l k n own, and much of the informati on that i s r e qu ired for such identification is sîowly being lost. Some effort must be made to preserve it now, if we are tohaveanythirigof value for the future. New Book List Fol lowing is a list of*a few of the new b oo ks aval able at t he Whi tby P'ubl ic Library: New Fiction Nemesis The Betsy The Day of the Jackal Wheel s Message from Mal aga Rabbit Redux Summer of the Red WoI f Winds of War Hew' HonFiction The Last Spike Hoofprint on my Heart Redi Lights on the Prairie Eleanor & Franklin Nunag a Shrug - Trudeau in Power Diving for Sunken Treasure The World Beyond Jennie, Vol. 2 EASY CARI FOR TOUR DIAMOND JEWELLERY discolour' the mounting. The beauty of your diamond is the beautyof light. The diamond is the most briljant and themost lastingof all gems and your di amold i s your own per- sonal investment ta wear \Nith pleasure and pride forever. Yes, diamonds are forever, as they 'S ay, b ut they stil11 need care to keep -them at thei rbr il11iant best. AIlthough the sparkle of a diamond is always there, it can be dimmed by dirt. And although thediamond is the hardest natural sub- stance known to man and hence the most durable and lasting, it can-be chipped or cr-acked by carelessness. With a littie care, you can keep your diamond lookingasnew and brilliant as the first day you wore it. Here are a few tips!, Cl1ean di amonds sparkle and glow b e ca use the maximum amount of l ight can enter and return in fiery brillian- ce. There are three good ways to dlean your diamond jewel lery when the stones a r e s e t i ni metal and not cemented or glued: T h e D e ter-gent Bath Prepare a smal 1 bowl of warm suds with any mild liquid detergent. Brush the pieces with an eye- brow brush while they are in the suds. Then transfer to awire tea strainer and rinseunderwarmwater. 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