Food Hasher
Primary Maker
Laroy Starrett (b.1836, d.1922)
Production date
Circa 1860s
This is one of the
history objects
in our collection.
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Description
A food hasher for chopping vegetables and meat. Also can be referred to as a 'Cabbage cutter' or 'food chopper'. At the time of production, this was used mainly to dice meat in to smaller pieces at a much faster pace than doing it by hand.
The hand cranked gear driven mechanism serves a dual purpose.It raises and lowers the guided blade in the drum for chopping.
The hand cranked gear driven mechanism serves a dual purpose.It raises and lowers the guided blade in the drum for chopping.
Production Date
Circa 1860s
Accession number
4112
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