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Cream Skimmer with Box and Instruction Sheet

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1910-1920

GUSN

GUSN-310184

Description

Metal device (b) for skimming cream from bottled milk in original box (a) and instruction sheet (c).

Details

Descriptive Terms

cream skimmers
metal
cardboard
paper (fiber product)
Tool, Dairy
Skimmer, Cream
Skimmer, Cream

Inscription

"THE CHAPIN MODIFIED CREAM DIPPER CO. / P.O. BOX 1378, BOSTON, MASS. / Patent Applied For. / CHAPIN MODIFIED CREAM DIPPER / FOR SKIMMING BOTTLED MILK / Strictly Sanitary And Will Not Tarnish" (printed)

Maker

Chapin Modified Cream Dipper Company (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachusetts

Dimensions

7 3/4 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Sarah Moore Field Collection

Accession Number

1998.6123A-C

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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