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Sugar shaker

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1850-1900

GUSN

GUSN-25037

Description

Undecorated gray sheet metal. Cylindrical body w/ molded banding. Small ring handle at back. Flat bottom. Circular mouth receives a conforming cylindrical cover w/ domed top pierced to form shaker. All edges are folded over and soldered.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sugar casters
tin (metal)
Tin
SHAKER, SUGAR

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 x 4.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.292

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