Saltsman's Columbia Eggbeater, circa 1894
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Artifact Overview
Eggbeaters whisk, whip, stir, or beat eggs, cream and other liquid ingredients. This one from the late-1800s consists of a tin tube with holes along one edge. Housewives and cooks would place the tube with the edge with the holes down into a bowl filled with eggs or cream. Using a plunger with a perforated disk eggs could be beaten or cream whipped.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Beater (Culinary tool)
Date Made
circa 1894
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Patented by Aaron J. Saltsman, assignor to Malvina Nellis. Probably made in New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
44.160.254
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Diameter: 2.125 in
Inscriptions
on side:
PATENTED GREAT BRITAIN & USA / JULY 10, 1894 / SALTSMAN'S / COLUMBIA EGG BEATER
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