How to Collect Butter Paddles

Read any guides you can find on collecting butter paddles. Learn what to look for to ensure you buy an actual antique and not a reproduction.

Look for butter paddles in antique stores. Bring the guide with you so you can look up the style of butter paddle in the guide. Take your time looking, and do not be afraid to ask the proprietor for a lower price.

Travel to yard sales. There you may find butter paddles for sale at reasonable prices.

Check out publications like Uncle Henry's or even the classifieds. You may find butter paddles advertised at bargain prices.

Attend estate auctions. You can look for them in the paper or online. Auctions can be a good source of antiques like butter paddles. Try to view the butter paddles before their auctioned to make certain they are authentic.

Go online. You can find butter paddles at sites like eBay, A Mad Hatter's Antiques, Mama's Treasures, Ruby Lane and more.