Object number
95/40
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Description
A waffle iron with an alternating design of six-pointed stars and flowers. It is stamped '94 Dépose'. From a cottage in East Garston, Berkshire.
A waffle iron consisting of two flat irons hinged together at the end and attached to two long handles. Each iron has an alternating design of six-pointed stars and flowers. It is stamped '94 Dépose'. It came from a cottage in East Garston, Berkshire.
Physical description
1 waffle iron: metal; fair condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: WAFFLE IRON // Accession number: 95/40 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 20.2.95 // Description: This biscuit or waffle iron has two flat irons hinged together at the end and attached to two long handles which have rings at the end. An alternating design of 6 pointed stars or flowers on each iron. // Inscription: 94 [symbol] DÉPOSE // Dimensions: Total length: 61.0 cm Each iron: 17 cm square // Associated information: See 95/35 [95/35– 95/43 // These items were owned by Miss Cecil Barker, Yew Tree, Back Street, East Garston, RG16 7EX. She died earlier in 1994 aged 93. // [Donor] was an old friend who, as Miss Barker’s executor, passed the material on to the Museum. // Some of the material will have come originally from another old cottage in the village known as ‘Baggers’.]’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16509.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16510.tif - High resolution image
