Squeezer, Lard
- Object Name:
- Squeezer, Lard
- Object ID:
- 1949.013.03
- Date:
- circa 1825
- Description:
- Lard squeezer. Wooden paddle-shaped lard press for lard scraps. Shaped handles and leather hinges. Medium-brown wood, leather, and steel. Leather hinges consist of two straps, ~1.5" wide, ~2" long. Additional small strips of leather near ends of hinges. Steel nails going through both the strip and the leather hinge, driven into ends of boards. Random numbers and locations for nails. One has 8 nails; one with 4 at other end; one with 6 and 4 at other end of hinge. Board ends sawn flat. Board edges flat. Tool and knife marks on tapered handle edges. Ends of handles sawn flat. Boards uniform in thickness, 0.9".
- Material:
- Wood
Leather
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-2.5 W-4.3 L-12.7 inches Weight-14.95 oz
- Provenance:
- Owned by Nathan Clark (1804-1891) and Hannah B. (Kimball) Clark (1802-1884) of Gilmanton and Belmont, NH. Catherine D. Morrill was the granddaughter of Hannah B. Clark.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Catherine D. Morrill
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