Rotary Food Mixer

Description:

Rotary style egg beater or food mixer, molded metal housed in a glass mason jar. Mixing apparatus comprised of two two-winged bulb-shaped blades, bent sheet metal, connected with bent metal wire, attached at top to two cog wheels which enable the mixing action with the connected crankwheel when turned with attached wooden handle. Molded metal handle at top. Apparatus is attached to metal cap with screw threads to attach to top of mason jar.

Mason jar is transparent blue glass, embossed on front: "Ball/SPECIAL"; bottom of jar is embossed with the number "8", has white sticker with "403" handwritten on it. Crankwheel is debossed: "HOLT'S IMPROVED PATENTED/MADE BY/HOLT-LYON CO TARRYTOWN, N.Y. U.S.A."

Related patent: US 646736 A, April 3, 1900, Thomas Holt, Tarrytown, New York, for "Egg beater".

Jar dates to 1910-1923, based on "Ball" logo.

Maker is Holt-Lyon Company, Tarrytown, New York; Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company, Muncie, Indiana.

Date Made: 1900-1909

Maker: Ball Brothers Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, TarrytownUnited States: Indiana, MunciePlace Used: United States: Ohio, Columbus

Subject: Food CultureFood ProcessingKitchen utensils

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Mary Eloise Green

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.322793.03Accession Number: 322793Collector/Donor Number: 403Catalog Number: 322793.03

Object Name: beater

Physical Description: metal (overall material)glass (container material)wood (handle material)cast iron or steel (overall material)Measurements: overall: 14 5/8 in x 4 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in; 37.1475 cm x 12.065 cm x 9.525 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-b95a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_867293

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