Object number
89/54
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Description
A machine for cutting fruit peel for making marmalade. Made by Follows & Bate Ltd of Manchester.
A hand-operated machine for cutting fruit peel for making marmalade. It has a heavy metal body with a screw clamp for fixing it to the table, and a double-edged knife which is moved by a handle. It is inscribed with the name of the manufacturer, Follows & Bate Ltd of Manchester, and also with the words 'New Universal Marmalade Machine'.
Physical description
1 marmalade machine: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: MARMALADE MACHINE // Accession number: 89/54 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.2. // Description: This machine has a heavy metal body, triangular shape with screw clamp to hold it vertically by the edge of a table. It has a horizontal cylinder fitted with a turned wooden plunger which leads to a double-edged knife moved by a vertical handle. // Painted with a metallic green/gold finish. // Dimensions: Height: 55.0 cm Width: 24.0 cm // Associated information: Inscription: FOLLOWS & BATE LTD // NEW UNIVERSAL MARMALADE MACHINE, MANCHESTER // [The donor] collected this machine through her association with the WRVS [Women’s Royal Voluntary Service] // References: The Kitchen Catalogue: Castle Museum York. MERL 6980.’
Production place
Manchester
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