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Item No.7. Meat Grinder. Circa. 1920s.
Item No.247. Chapati Storage Box. Circa. Early to Mid-20c. Century.
Item No.247. Chapati Storage Box. Circa. Early to Mid-20c. Century.
This grinder was found in an old Victorian pit on land in Abbey Village near Chorley, Lancs. 7.5 inches long, weighing 1.2 kg.
Domestic mincer for meat,The metal cylinder has a funnel at the top, which contains a rotary blade. There's a round end cap with apertures around the edge where the minced meat emerges. It has a long curved handle with a wooden knob at the other end of the cylinder.
Item No.247. Chapati Storage Box. Circa. Early to Mid-20c. Century.
Item No.247. Chapati Storage Box. Circa. Early to Mid-20c. Century.
Item No.247. Chapati Storage Box. Circa. Early to Mid-20c. Century.
Decorative Brass Box to store Indian flat breads called Chapati. These were once used in traditional kitchens of Rajasthan, India.
Item No.21. Macfarlane Lang &Cos biscuit tin.Dated 1837.
The words Mixed Biscuits and an image of a little girl dressed in festive red holding a piece of Mistletoe on the front and back. The word 'Mistletoe' is also written on the design, front and back.Possibly a Christmas edition box of biscuits. Tin is engraved 1837.
Item No.288. 19c Wooden Goblet-Shaped Mortar.
Turned wooden Victorian goblet shaped mortar. About 12.5 cm high. 5.25" high ,3.75" diam. at top. Circa 1870.
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Item No.225. Ornate Cheese Dish. Circa. 1880.
Item No. 249. Bentwood Scandinavian Butter Storage Box. Circa. Late 19c/Early 20c.
Antique Humphreys Bros "Japanese" patterned cheese dish. Manufactured at the Gordon Pottery, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, c.1880. Joseph Humphreys was in partnership with William Myatt Cumberlidge - Cumberlidge & Humphreys. John Humphreys joined the business and in 1893 Cumberlidge left. The business became Humphreys Brothers, which was ba
Antique Humphreys Bros "Japanese" patterned cheese dish. Manufactured at the Gordon Pottery, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, c.1880. Joseph Humphreys was in partnership with William Myatt Cumberlidge - Cumberlidge & Humphreys. John Humphreys joined the business and in 1893 Cumberlidge left. The business became Humphreys Brothers, which was bankrupt by 1896.Say something interesting about your business here.
Item No. 249. Bentwood Scandinavian Butter Storage Box. Circa. Late 19c/Early 20c.
Item No. 249. Bentwood Scandinavian Butter Storage Box. Circa. Late 19c/Early 20c.
Made of Birch. These types of boxes were used to store food in Scandinavian countries. This is a very small example, possibly used for butter.
Around 7cm in length.
Item No.44. Enamel Bread Tin. Circa. Mid-Century. Enamelled tin bread bins originate from c.1900. By the 1950s the tin had become much lighter and the style changed. This is a very heavy container, suggesting it may be of the earlier type of range.Some of the same design also have small bakerlite black lid handles.
Item No.44. Enamel Bread Tin. Circa. Mid-Century. Enamelled tin bread bins originate from c.1900. By the 1950s the tin had become much lighter and the style changed. This is a very heavy container, suggesting it may be of the earlier type of range.Some of the same design also have small bakerlite black lid handles.
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Item 53. Pull Corkscrew with Badger Hair Brush. Late 1800s/Early 1900s.
Turned wooden (possibly walnut or rosewood) handle with forged steel shaft and double twisted 'worm'. The corkscrew also has a dusting brush attachment made of badger hair.. Aprox. 12.5 cm long.
Divided dating between early 1800's due to the steel hand forged and handle hand turned. If post 1840 it would probably be machine turned. But the style is more
1900-1910
Victorian/Edwardian.
Item No.119. Vacuum beater whisk. Circa. 1940/50.
Made by Nutbrown. Vacuum egg beater whisk. Glass cylinder with metal plated base, plunger and cap and in original box with instructions and recipe card. 10.5” high.
Item No.45. Pocket Nutmeg Grater. Early 1800s.
Item No.45. Pocket Nutmeg Grater. Early 1800s.
Nutmeg Grater. 5cm high in Treen Container. Possibly Beech. Screw on lid. Iron grater built in.
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Item No.41. Follows & Bate 'Rapid' Marmalade Cutter. Circa. 1920s/30s.
Follows & Bate were a Manchester firm best known for manufacturing lawn mowers from 1868.
Originally dark green enamelled cast Iron. Attaches to the table top and has a wooden plunger.
Iron, steel and wood.
Item No. 270. Edwardian Grain Measure – ½ pint
A ½ pint bentwood grain measure. Carries a London registration mark for King Edward VII (1901-1910). In the past all treen measures were verified by an inspector of weights and measures This measure was to weigh out dry goods like corn and pulses.
Item No.73. Late 1700s/Early 1800s. Bronze Pestle & Mortar. Mostly used for Apothacary and herb grinding.
Item No.73. Late 1700s/Early 1800s. Bronze Pestle & Mortar. Mostly used for Apothacary and herb grinding.
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Item No.48.Delft Salt Box dating to the 1800s.
German Delft pattern Waechtersbach Salt Box. Makers mark on bottom. Waechtersbach ceramics is a German ceramics manufacturer, which was founded in 1832 by Prince Adolf of Ysenburg and Büdingen of Isenburg-Wächtersbach. During the early 19th century, Waechtersbach introduced Art Nouveau style ceramics. they are still trading today, under the name of Konitz.
Item No. 33. Ginger Jar. Mid-Century.
Jingdezhen Chinese lidded ginger jar with hand painted image of mother playing with children. C.1970s.
Item No.84. Ginger Jar Dating to the Late 19th/Early 20c.
Item No.84. Ginger Jar Dating to the Late 19th/Early 20c.
Blue and white, hand painted porcelain ginger jar with lid intact. Mountains and trees scene. Originating from China.
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Item No.2. Late 19c Cut Glass Lemon Squeezer.
Engraved Easley’s Patent, July 10, 1888.
Item No.248. Claw-Foot Grater. C.1900.
Item No.206. Late 19c Steel Curved Bladed Herb Chopper with wooden handles.
Item No.206. Late 19c Steel Curved Bladed Herb Chopper with wooden handles.
Stamped number '9' and Luckhaus and Gunther'. Luckhaus and Gunther were based in Remscheid Germany and exported steel to South America and Cuba from the late 1800s up until the 1940s. They were particulalrly renowned for their knives and machetes.
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Item No.132. Wooden & Ceramic Lemon Squeezer. Dating to the 1800s.
Item No.31. Wooden Oats Roller. Dating to Late 1800s'/Early 1900's.
Beech wood Hinged lemon squeezer, with ceramic bowls. 24cmx8cm. weighs 435 grams.
Item No.31. Wooden Oats Roller. Dating to Late 1800s'/Early 1900's.
Item No.31. Wooden Oats Roller. Dating to Late 1800s'/Early 1900's.
Wooden rolling pin to crush oats. Possibly crafted from sycamore, knobbly surface area.
Item No.32. Circa.1936. Oxo Cube Tin.
Item No.32. Circa.1936. Oxo Cube Tin.
Lidded Ttn that would have contained OXO stock cubes. Enscribed 'By appointment to the late King George V'. As the king died in 1936 it can be dated to around this year or just after. Measures aprox 12cm wide and aprox 5 cm in height. Detailed writing on the reverse with directions and suggestions for use.What's a product or service you'd like to show.
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Item No.122. 19c Wooden Potato Masher.
Item No. R3. 1960's/70s Prestige Skyline Egg Beater.
24.5cm long, wooden bell shaped masher.
Item No. R3. 1960's/70s Prestige Skyline Egg Beater.
Item No. R3. 1960's/70s Prestige Skyline Egg Beater.
In original box w26cm x w13cm x h7cm with original care leaflet.
Item No.50. Spice Tin. Dating to the 1800s.
Item No.50. Spice Tin. Dating to the 1800s.
Toleware self-contained tin with 6 radiating compartments and central hole for missing nutmeg grater.
Approximately 18.5cm in diameter. Approximately 7cm in depth.
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Item No.214. Spice Tin. Dating to Late 19c/Early 20c.
Item No.214. Spice Tin. Dating to Late 19c/Early 20c.
Hand-Painted and laquered spice tin with 5 individual containers for seperate spices. 20cmx 12cm x 8cm.
Item No.28. Sugar Nippers. Circa 1800s.
Item No.214. Spice Tin. Dating to Late 19c/Early 20c.
10.5 x 3 inches by 5 inches. Before granulation, sugar was transported in cone-shaped sugar loaves. This was then taken home and broken down bit by bit using a pair of sugar nippers. The nippers were often on a stand, so you could put all the strength into forcing the cutting blades through the sugar. The more effective ones had a piece
10.5 x 3 inches by 5 inches. Before granulation, sugar was transported in cone-shaped sugar loaves. This was then taken home and broken down bit by bit using a pair of sugar nippers. The nippers were often on a stand, so you could put all the strength into forcing the cutting blades through the sugar. The more effective ones had a piece that stuck out at right angles (like this one). This could be used to steady the sugar nippers against the edge of the kitchen table.
Item No.79. Chocolate Commemorative Tin. 1928.
Item No.79. Chocolate Commemorative Tin. 1928.
Spring-loaded tin. Inscribed '200 years of excellence' 1728 to 1928'. stamped underneath with 'Stratford Upon Avon' NCJ Ltd.
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Item No. 39. Early 20c 'Bully Beef' Tin Opener.
The Bully Beef can opener dates back to the First World War when soldiers fighting in the trenches in France would have used the device to open tins of food, particulalrly the Bully Beef brand of fine cut corned beef.
Item No.197. Glass Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce Bottle.
Stopper is missing. Dates anywhere between 1860 and 1920. 22 cm tall.
Item No. R26. Decorative Weighing Scales. Possibly 1930s.
Item No. R26. Decorative Weighing Scales. Possibly 1930s.
Weighing Scales with brass pan. Decorative hand-painted gold design, suggestive of the Art Deco era.Donation to the Museum from the Russell family.
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Item No.265. Georgian Sarcophagus- Shaped Tea Caddy.
Item No.212. Vintage Cadbury Milk Tray Box. c.1920/30.
Wooden Tea Caddy dating to around the 1820s. Separate twin interior containers, original lid lining and zinc interior.
Item No.212. Vintage Cadbury Milk Tray Box. c.1920/30.
Item No.212. Vintage Cadbury Milk Tray Box. c.1920/30.
The Milk Tray Brand was developed in 1915.
Item No.200. Hand-carved Lamb's foot bone apple corer/toothless eating aid. c. 18c or earlier.
These types of fruit corers/cheese scoops have an ancient heritage, making them tricky to date effectively. A very similar version of this sheep shank scoop was discovered during an excavation in London. It was dated to around the early Anglo-Saxon medieval period. There are many in circulation. The well-known treen collectors Edward &
These types of fruit corers/cheese scoops have an ancient heritage, making them tricky to date effectively. A very similar version of this sheep shank scoop was discovered during an excavation in London. It was dated to around the early Anglo-Saxon medieval period. There are many in circulation. The well-known treen collectors Edward & Eva Pinto suggested they were more likely to be used as tools for toothless people wanting to eat hard fruit/foods.
Item No.92. Ceramic Lemon Squeezer. Circa.1940s.
White with blue decoration and blue under-side. measures approx 5 inches by 7 inches and stands 3&3/4 inches high.
Item No.R28. 2 Glass Jars from the ‘Improved’ Kilner Jar range. Mid-Century.
Item No.R28. 2 Glass Jars from the ‘Improved’ Kilner Jar range. Mid-Century.
With glass lids and metal screw tops, the ‘Improved’ Kilner jar range was launched in 1948 and remained in circulation until 1969. The Kilner glassworks was founded in Yorkshire in the 1840s. They patented their vacuum seal technique circa 1900. Donated by the Russell family.
Item No.60. 19c Wooden Whisk.
Item No.R28. 2 Glass Jars from the ‘Improved’ Kilner Jar range. Mid-Century.
For rolling back and forth to whisk something like chocolate in a pot. Similar to a molino.
Item No.273. Early 20c Double Grain Measure
Wooden double-ended domestic grain measure. Possibly Ash. Older versions are mentioned in Owen Thomas’s book Domestic Utensils of Wood. Plate 67.
Item No.261. Tin of Mrs Marshall's portable jellies and blancmanges.
20c sweet tin which replicates confection once retailed by the culinary entrepreneur, Agnes. B. Marshall’s shop in London. One of these boxes was once on display in the Castleton Peak District Museum. There was clearly an original version and then many copies made. Which is which is difficult to determine.
Item No.288. Large 19c wooden Pestle and Mortar.
Item No.288. Large 19c wooden Pestle and Mortar.
Large 19th century mortar and pestle The mortar has a lovely grain and patina, possibly beech wood. It is 16.5 cm tall and 14cm in diameter. The pestle is made from ash and is 22cm long, 6cm in diameter. You can clearly see the beautiful pole lathe lines on the base.