Object number
57/415
Description
Until the introduction of cube sugar in the second half of the nineteenth century, sugar was only available in large lumps or cones and the cutters were used for cutting off smaller pieces. These cutters were found in outbuildings attached to the Encombe estate at Corfe Castle, Dorset. They are designed to be bolted onto a board.
Physical description
1 sugar cutter: metal (iron); fair condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Sugar Cutters // Large size. // Intended to be bolted to a board. // [pencil sketch]', Letter, R. J. Stephens to MERL, 18 November 1957 - 'Please find enclosed an unidentified implement and parts of a box. Both were found in outbuildings attached to the Encombe estate.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2696.tif - High resolution image
