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Potato masher

Object Details

Description
Upright cylindrical wooden handle with ball finial, painted light green, surmounting bent steel wire masher composed of inverted U-shape support leading to long closely spaced horizontal loops.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972
Manufacturer
Washburn Company, Worcester, Massachusetts, American, 1880 - 1975
Date
ca. 1935
Credit Line
Gift of George R. Kravis II
Medium
Chrome-plated steel, steel wire, painted wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 26.7 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm (10 1/2 in. × 4 in. × 3 in.)
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Potato masher
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