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Asparagus Cutter

Date1800s
Terms
  • Vegetable Cutters
  • Iron
  • Wood
  • United States
Dimensions27.92 × 30.46 × 22.84 cm (11 × 12 × 9 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Leslie O. Anderson (1963)
Object numberH2262.0002
DescriptionWood and iron asparagus cutter. Hinged arm lowers and raises an adjustable blade; wooden corner used for measuring and bunching the crop. Adjustable crank on bottom. Invented by Frank Wheeler, but never patented.
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