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Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sausage grinder
Object Number:
1936.505a-c
Date:
1775-1800
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall (box): 7 1/4 in. × 14 in. × 7 3/4 in. (18.4 × 35.6 × 19.7 cm)
Part (crank): 14 × 5 1/4 in. (35.6 × 13.3 c
Description:
Sausage grinder composed of wooden box with open section in cover and cylindrical interior; long wooden cylinder with wooden studs places horizontally inside; fifteen iron blades on one side of box positioned so as to mesh with studs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Charles A. Brown
Provenance:
Purchased for $1.50.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
