What is it?

[Whiskey Bent]

Anybody know what these are used for and what there called? Found them in an old shed my father in law had.

 

[Russ from MN]

I think I have heard them called milk cans.

 

[teddy52food]

Shotgun pails.

 

[used red MN]

Shotgun pails.

So to the uneducated what is their intended use?

 

[Mule Meat]

Used to separate cream.
Look for the "plungers" as I call them. They are a round piece with holes and have a long handle or are made like a mortar/paint mixer with metal blades.