Mixer, Dough

Object Name:

Mixer, Dough

Object ID:

2004.043.215

Place of Origin:

New Britain, CT

Date:

1903-1910

Description:

Bread maker (dough mixer), made by Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain, CT. Patented 1903. Tin-plated sheet metal. Pail with removable cover, hand crank, cross piece, and two mixing arms. Round brass-plated nameplate on front of pail, with raised lettering: "No. 4 / 'UNIVERSAL' / BREAD MAKER / MADE BY / LANDERS.FRARY & CLARK. / NEW BRITAIN.CONN. / U.S.A." Cross piece stamped on top surface: "No. 4 / UNIVERSAL / BREAD MAKER / PATENTED [ ? ] 1900. / JUNE 2, 1903. JULY 14, 1903. / AUG. 25, 1903. NOV. 3, 1903. / OTHER PATENTS PENDING / MADE BY / [L]ANDERS, FRARY & CLARK / NEW BRITAIN. / CONN. / U.S.A." Raised lettering on cover: "PUT IN ALL LIQUIDS FIRST THEN FLOUR / TURN 3 MINUTES / RAISE IN PAIL / AFTER RAISING / TURN UNTIL DOUGH FORMS A BALL / TAKE OFF CROSS PIECE LIFT OUT DOUGH WITH KNEADER / COVER WITH / THIS WHEN / RAISING". Handle on each side of pail, riveted in place. One round metal foot on bottom of pail; second foot missing. Separate clamp for attaching pail to table or counter; fits into bracket on bottom of pail.

A. Pail
B. Cross piece with attached crank
C. Large mixing arm
D. Smaller mixing arm
E. Cover
F. Clamp for attaching to counter

Material:

Metal
Tin

Dimensions:

H-10 W-13.75 Dia-12 inches

Provenance:

From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, NH, artifacts.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan

People:

Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004)

Subjects:

Bread