Object Details
- Description
- Plunger style egg beater (eggbeater) or food mixer. Mixing component comprised of two circular metal plates, curved, with small circular holes throughout, attached to coiled metal spring, graduated in size. Metal shaft, turned knob handle at top, laquered black. Circular, tin-coated steel cover has a folded edge and flange that sits into top edge of accompanying container, flint glass, uncolored, translucent, cylindrical, with chamfered edges, straight sides. Bottom of container is embossed: "THE LIGHTNING DASHER/EGG BEATER CO./TOLEDO O/PAT MARCH 27, 1888.". One side, bottom, of container is embossed: "POWa Br &C". Sides of container are embossed with measurements for pound, pint, quart, and cups, specific to "Liquid", "Sugar", and "Flour".
- Patent US 380226 A, March 27, 1888, Theron Spencer Steward and Anna Maria Elizabeth Steward of Toledo, Ohio, for "Churn-dasher".
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1888-1915
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mary Eloise Green
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- glass (container material)
- wood (handle material)
- tin-coated steel (cover material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 5/8 in x 3 7/8 in; 29.5275 cm x 9.8425 cm
- Object Name
- mixing device
- eggbeater, lightning dasher
