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Catalog Number CAS 0389-1950A,B   CAS 0389-1950A,B; Pepper grinder
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Pepper grinder
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Silver; Iron
Description Silver, bell-shaped pepper grinder with a 2-piece iron grinding mechanism insertable from the bottom and held in place by a silver bar across the base; Removable hollow silver lid rotates on the central spire of the grinding mechanism; Image of a human with a bow and arrow and the numbers 3503 are stamped on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.4, Max Diam = 4.1