Gray clouded, enamelled milk boiler with spout. Loose lid with holes

Gray clouded, enamelled milk boiler with spout. Loose lid with holes

• Manufacturer: H. Berk and son / manufacturer: Diepenbrock en Reigers (DRU)
• Date of manufacture: 1925 - 1940

Description
Beautiful brocante enamel milk boiler from the period 1925 - 1940. This milk boiler is made of gray cloudy enamel with handle and spout. The lid has a black Bakelite knob and has six round holes along the edge and one in the middle. The holes prevent the milk from boiling over. When the boiling milk bubbles up, it runs back into the tube through the holes, without flowing over the edge.

This milk boiler is still in a nice vintage condition. Not only beautiful as a decoration in a retro or farmhouse kitchen, but also still very useful.

Condition
This gray clouded enamel milk boiler is in good vintage condition with normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Dimensions

• Height: 15 cm
• Diameter: 14.5 cm
• Width (with handle and spout) 23.5 cm

The milk boiler
In the past, the milkman came to the customers' door. Most women did the household at home and found the service at the door handy. The classic milkman didn't have as many dairy snacks and fruit yoghurts as there are in the supermarket these days. He mainly sold milk, and occasionally a bottle of custard.

In addition to milk in bottles, the milkman sold so-called raw milk till the late sixties of the last century. It was milk that came directly from the cow and was not sterilized or pasteurized in the milk factory. The loose, raw milk came in a milk can with a tap and was poured into a measuring cup, which was emptied into the pan or jug ​​of the customer. Loose milk was cheaper than bottled milk.

The loose milk had to be boiled first. It sometimes contained diseases that were harmful to humans. Cooking helped prevent infections. For cooking the milk you had a special, high pan: the milk cooker. Often the milk cooker was enamelled, and it always had a lid. The lid had holes along the edge. The holes prevented boiling over from the milk. When the boiling milk bubbled up, it flowed right back through the holes in the lid, without flowing over the edge, on the newly cleaned stove.

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