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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Potato Sieve or Strainer
Object Number
1977-01-10 a,b
Description
Two rectangular wooden boxes. The smaller one sits inside the larger. The bottom or larger box has two wooden bars above the bottom to elevate the top so that it does not rest against the bottom of the larger box. The bottom of the smaller box has a tin plate nailed to it with fifteen rows of holes punched into tin to create the sieve or strainer.
Comment
Used for seperating starch from potatoes
Category
Date Made
19th century
Dimensions
Top 3 1/8" high x 2 1/2" long x 10 5/8" wide Bottom: 4 1/2" high x 11" wide x 14 1/2" long
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