Object number
93/18
Creator
Description
A meat mincer with a screw clamp for fixing to the table. Made by Spong & Co. Ltd. of London, and used by the Lawrence family in Reading.
A meat mincer with a screw clamp for fixing to the table. The mincer is made of metal and the handle has a wooden grip. It was manufactured by Spong & Co. Ltd. of London, and was used at the home of the Lawrence family in Reading.
Physical description
1 meat mincer: metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: MINCER // Accession number: 93/18 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 11.8.93 // Description: Meat mincer with screw clamp to fix to table. Handle with wooden grip. Three sizes of cutting plates with screw fixing // Inscription: SPONG BRITISH MADE, LONDON 98 // Dimensions: Length: 25.0 cm Width: 14-22 cm. // Associated information: Used at the home of the Lawrence family see 93/5 [The Lawrence Family lived at Avebury Square, Reading, until the death of Dorothy Lawrence in the mid-1970s.]’
Production place
Greater London [region]
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16229.tif - High resolution image
