Toy, eggbeater

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OBJECT TYPE: manual/rotaty
DATE: 1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0843.001

MANUFACTURER: TAPLIN MFG. CO.
MODEL: BETTY TAPLIN
LOCATION: New Britain, Colorado, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL, SAVE WOODEN CRANK HANDLE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 55.0 cm
Height: 4.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: TAPLIN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Colorado
City: New Britain

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF TOY BEATER PROBABLY USED C.1930S-1950S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: Unknown
Function: DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN LEARNING TO PREPARE FOOD OR MIMICKING FOOD PREPARATION ACTIVITIES
Technical: INTRODUCED IN 1922 THE HALF-SCALE CHILD'S TOY BETTY TAPLIN EGGBEATER SOLD FOR.10 CENTS AND WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. IT WAS MADE OF SHEET STEEL, AND FEATURED THE FLAT BOTTOMED DASHERS MADE FAMOUS BY THE CO.'S FULL SIZE EGGBEATERS. IT WAS NAMED AFTER BETTY LIENHARD, THE OWNER'S 8-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.(REF.1, PP.23-32)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'Betty Taplin/ [EGG]/ Beater' FINELY INCISED ON GEAR WHEEL
Missing: NONE
Finish: SILVER METAL FINISH; WOODEN CRANK HANDLE PAINTED RED
Decoration: N/A

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TAPLIN MFG. CO., Toy, eggbeater, after 1922, Artifact no. 1995.0843, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0843.001/

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