Box grater
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A metal box grater. The grater is tubed shape and is constructed from two (2) pieces of sheet metal, a flat back and a curved front. The curved front has been punched in concentric circles forming the grater blade and the back is flat with a hole to suspend it from a peg or hook. The back is diamond shaped with beveled edges.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.74
objectType: label: Type
content: graters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (26.7 × 13.3 × 9.5 cm)