Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1826 | |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Cheese gouge | |
| Culture | English | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | England / Great Britain | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | England | |
| County | South Yorkshire | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Sheffield | |
| Maker's Name | MH & Co. | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1910s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone; Ivory, possibly | |
| Description | Metal shovel shaped scoop with spiral twisted shaft and silver bolster with plain ivory handle dyed green; From BRL 1982: "Cheese gouge (for soft cheese), Sheffield, England, ca. 1890s-1910s; Bulbous green dyed handle, probably bone, with turned bone end plug - dye probably not original; Silver ferrule; Silver plated steel blade with silver soldered repair; Marked ‘MH & Co.’ - mark unknown." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.0, Thickness = 2.4, Length = 24.9 | |