92/51/1-2

Morton (Manufacturer)

A 'Morton's Patent Household Whisk'. The whisk is part of the Rumble Collection.
A 'Morton's Patent Household Whisk'. It consists of a cylindrical metal container with a tight-fitting lid, with a whisk inside which is turned by means of the cranked handle. The whisk is part of the Rumble Collection.

1 whisk: metal and wood; good condition

MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 10.9.92 // Description: Metal cylindrical container with tight fitting lid. The whisk inside is turned by a cranked handle which has a wooden knob. // Inscription: MORTONS PATENT HOUSEHOLD WHISK // Dimensions: Height: 23.0 cm Diameter: 14.0 cm // Associated information: No other information. // Part of Mr Rumble’s collection // Also Neg. Nos. 60/16304&5 // References:’

Wood, Metal

Rumble, Claude Douglas (Collector)