Object number
51/627
Collection
Description
A lemon squeezer made of birch of the nutcracker type, with a round hollow in each half to hold the lemon and a channel to drain the juice away.
This pair of wooden lemon squeezers, made of birch, is of the nutcracker type, with a round hollow in each half to hold the lemon and a small channel to drain the juice away. Nothing else is known about them.
Physical description
1 lemon squeezer: wood (birch); metal; good condition
Label Text
Lemon squeezers. This pair of wooden lemon squeezers, made of birch, is of the nutcracker type, with a round hollow in each half to hold the lemon and a small channel to drain the juice away.
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'Wooden lemon squeezers were made in several forms, but were always of close-grained hardwoods. These squeezers are of the nutcracker type, with a round hollow in each half to hold the lemon and a small channel running to one side to drain the juice away. The two halves are joined by a metal hinge. The wood is birch. // The squeezers measure 11 inches in length.', No Lavinia Smith No. recorded.
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_211.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_368.tif - High resolution image
