"Universal" Bread Maker No. 4
date: label: date made
content: 1906 or later
name: label: maker
content: Landers, Frary & Clark
notes: label: Description
content: Manually-operated, tabletop dough mixer, kneader and raiser; makes up to 4 loaves. Consists of a tapered circular container, made in three pieces with two folded, vertical seams and bottom folded up at edge, that has two side handles curved inward above its heavy, rolled rim and a shallow slot attached on bottom underside for a separate clamp that secures device to table or horizontal support; a stamped, Y-shaped crosspiece that snaps over the rim and has a central circular bearing to hold the dough hook and curved crank with black-painted wooden knob; and a cover placed on top of the crosspiece, stamped with instructions in raised sans serif letters. Assembly held together by turn latches. Crosspiece bears product name above two columns of patent dates from 1900 to 1906 and maker information, all in incuse letters; product information with "AWARDED GOLD MEDAL / ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION" are embossed inside a large circle on container side. No additional dough fingers or hooks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, New Britain
topic: label: Subject
content: Household Tools and Equipment
label: Subject
content: Baking
label: Subject
content: Food Processing
label: Subject
content: Patent Medicine
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Kenneth E. Jewett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.257491.0093
label: catalog number
content: 257491.0093
label: accession number
content: 257491
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mixer, dough
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (bucket; cover material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (bucket; cover material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron wire (bucket rim; bucket handles material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (crank grip material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (crank grip material)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (crosspiece; crank; dough hook; clamp material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 7/8 in x 16 in x 12 3/8 in; 35.2425 cm x 40.64 cm x 31.4325 cm
label: Measurements
content: crank (laying on side): 11 3/4 in x 16 in x 5 3/4 in; 29.845 cm x 40.64 cm x 14.605 cm
label: Measurements
content: lid: 9/16 in x 12 in; 1.42875 cm x 30.48 cm
label: Measurements
content: clamp: 4 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 11.43 cm x 12.065 cm x 8.89 cm
label: Measurements
content: bucket: 11 5/16 in x 13 11/16 in x 12 in; 28.73375 cm x 34.76625 cm x 30.48 cm