Food Mixer
date: label: date made
content: 1920-1925
notes: label: Description
content: Egg beater or food mixer: "RAPID FIRE SANITARY BEATER". Molded glass container, cylindrical in shape, with indents around exterior, no marks on bottom. Mixing apparatus comprised of two slightly curved circular pieces of sheet metal, punched with circular holes throughout, connected with thin wire spring (now detached). Thin metal shaft attached, which protrudes through top of domed metal lid, with bent handle at top. Lid is stamped around top opening: "PATENTED JAN.6-1920". Originally would have had paper label printed with: "RAPID FIRE/SANITARY BEATER/A marvelously quick producer/of results. Beats an egg to proper/consistency in FIFTEEN SECONDS, meaning/a great saving in TIME and LABOR. Very/effective as a CREAM and MAYONNAISE Whip and for/making Egg Nog, Custards, Floating Island and/Sauces. Mixes refreshing cool drinks in a few/seconds time. Do not operate too fast/and keep inside of jar free from water./A pinch of salt helps."
label: Description
content: Patent number US 1327568 A, January 6, 1920, Peter Neukirchen, Chicago, Illinois, assignor to Julius H. Wald, of Chicago, Illinois, for "Egg-beater".
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
label: place used
content: United States: Ohio, Columbus
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mary Eloise Green
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.322793.24
label: catalog number
content: 76-FT-01.1057
label: accession number
content: 322793
label: collector/donor number
content: 424
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mixer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 3 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 8.255 cm