Ice Cream Scoop
date: label: Date made
content: 1930s
name: label: maker
content: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: This is a metal ice cream scoop with an activating lever near the tan wooden handle. It has an orange box lid and it is a Hamilton beach No 31 Chromium Plated. It has an NRA Eagle sticker, and is a Gilchrist Model Size 20. It was manufactured by Hamilton Beach Racine, Wisconsin.
label: Description
content: In 1904, L.H. Hamilton and Chester Beach both worked for U.S. Standard Electrical Works in Racine, Wisconsin. The business manufactured electrical devices and began to develop a line of motor operated products for household use. At the time, electric motors were only used in commercial applications. Chester Beach developed an innovative lightweight universal motor used for appliances in the home. The Hamilton Beach Manufacturing Company was founded in 1910 and began to produce universal motor-driven appliances, including the now iconic Drink Mixer. Hamilton Beach’s product line expanded to include food mixers, juice extractors, fans, floor polishers, meat grinders, and even jewelers’ motors.
label: Description
content: In 1990, two powerhouse appliance manufacturers — Hamilton Beach and Proctor-Silex — came together to create the largest U.S. manufacturer of small kitchen appliances.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Manufacturing
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Robert A. Friedman, Pamela B. Leeds, Linda A. Reiss, and Judith B. Rosen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2001.0247.23
label: accession number
content: 2001.0247
label: catalog number
content: 2001.0247.23
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ice Cream Scoop
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 27.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm; 10 13/16 in x 2 15/16 in x 1 3/4 in