Cutter, potato
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FRENCH FRY/MANUAL
- DATE
- 1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0313.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- VILLA
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PRESSED STEEL CONSTRUCTION; WOODEN HANDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 23.0 cm
- Width
- 9.5 cm
- Height
- 24.5 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
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF FRENCH FRY CUTTER USED BETWEEN C.1949-1970
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO CUT SINGLE WHOLE POTATO INTO UNIFORM 1/2-INCH SQUARE PIECES, TO BE DEEP FRIED - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF COMMON KITCHEN 'GADGET', WHICH WOULD PRODUCE POTATO SLICES OF UNIFORM SIZE FROM A WHOLE POTATO WITH A SINGLE "CUT". FRENCH-FRY CUTTERS DECLINED IN POPULARITY WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF FROZEN READY-TO-COOK OVEN BAKED FRENCH FRIES IN THE 1960S-1970S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BASE PLATE: 'THE/ "VILLA"/ POTATO/ CHOPPER/ PAT. NO.490250/ REG. NO.819275/ MADE IN ENGLAND'
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- SILVER METAL FINISH; WOODENHANDLE PAINTED RED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Cutter, potato, after 1949, Artifact no. 1990.0313, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0313.001/
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