Object number
65/307
Exhibition
Description
This object is known as an egg topper. It is a metal scissor type object for removing the tops of boiled eggs.
Physical description
1 egg topper: metal; good condition
Label Text
Egg cups and egg topper. Egg cups are designed to hold boiled eggs, which are a popular breakfast around the world. The cups come in a variety of different shapes and materials. These scare looking metal scissors, called egg toppers, cut the top off a soft-boiled egg. MERL 59/2, MERL 92/44, MERL 63/612, MERL 60/755/1 and MERL 65/307.
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘EGG TOPPER // Domestic- Serving- Food // 65/307 / /Mrs Halt, Faber & Faber, London. // See ‘Rescuing the past’ in Countryman 1965 [pencil drawing].’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13827.tif - High resolution image
