Stuffer, sausage

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL
DATE: 1900–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0840.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: HOME BUILT ?
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD PESTLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.0 cm
Width: 8.1 cm
Height: 8.1 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SAUSAGE STUFFER WAS POPULAR IN THE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURIES.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF COMMON HOUSEHOLD OR 'COTTAGE INDUSTRY' SAUSAGE-MAKING EQUIPMENT.
Function: TO PUSH GROUND MEAT MIXTURE INTO CASINGS TO FORM SAUSAGES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY TYPE OF SAUSAGE STUFFER, WHICH COULD BE USED BY BUTCHER OR HOUSEHOLDER TO PREPARE SAUSAGES. THE EARLIEST ONES WERE MADE FROM THE HANDLE OF A ROWING OAR (REF.1 PP.117-118). THIS EXAMPLE MAY IN FACT BE AN OAR HANDLE OR THE DESIGN OF THE PESTLE-LIKE 'STUFFER' MAY HAVE FOLLOWED FROM THE TRADITION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'L649' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON BOTH.1 &.2
Missing: NONE
Finish: .1 DARK STAIN APPLIED TO CARVED PESTLE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Stuffer, sausage, circa 1900–1940, Artifact no. 1986.0840, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0840.001/

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