The Museum shows the making of peat two generations ago. 
 
By means of the small horse-drawn kneader from around 1900, approximately 10-12.000 pieces of peat were cut in a 10-hour working day by 4 people. The peat pulp was kneaded in the horse-drawn kneading vat after which it was formed into peat in the drying yard. When firm, the peat was raised and later stacked.
 
Peat-cutting and processing was common all over Denmark and peats were produced in various forms - kneaded peat, cut peat or pressed peat.

Kneaded peat was produced in a kneading vat and set in wooden frames.

Cut peat, on the other hand, was cut directly from the bog itself where the layers - banks - of peat were first cut in vertical stacks and then split into individual peats with a peat spade.

Pressed peat is a more "modern" phenomenon that gained ground during World War II at the expense of kneaded peat. Pressed peat was produced by means of a press that allowed production to be stepped up considerably.