Child's mincer

Made:
1930-1950

Child's mincer, cast iron with clamping screw, 1930-1950.

This model is a child's meat mincer. Before mass production, food came in unprocessed chunks and needed crushing. From the middle of the nineteenth century a number of gadgets for the preparation of food began to appear, at first in the USA, then later in Britain and Europe. These tools performed tasks previously undertaken by a knife or chopper, such as peeling, coring, stoning and mincing. The meat mincer was the most universal of these kitchen aids, remaining largely unchanged for over a century. This child's version which is made of cast iron, is typical of miniature working machines, allowing small hands to be playfully occupied as well as helping in the kitchen.

Details

Category:
Domestic Appliances
Object Number:
1997-1882
Materials:
cast iron
Measurements:
overall: 5.1969 x 1.7717 x 3.5433 in.; 132 x 45 x 90 mm
type:
mincer, educational toy and model
credit:
Cobwebs Antique Shop