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Metal potato mashing tool. Perforated, cylindrical metal basket held by black metal handle. Handle hinges in front to upper handle with plunger. When handles are brought together, plunger squeezes a cooked potato placed in the basket, mashing it and forcing it out through the basket's perforated holes.
potato mashers
metal
painting (coating)
Masher
Masher, Potato
Masher, Potato
"UNIVERSAL [in cartouche] / POTATO MASHER / MADE IN U.S.A. / BY / LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK / NEW BRITAIN, CONN." (Engraved)
Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)
New Britain, Connecticut
4 1/2 x 10 1/2 (HxW), 3 (diameter) (inches)
Sarah Moore Field Collection
1998.5983
New Britain (Hartford county, Connecticut)
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