Name/Title
Bench scrapers from Hoffman's Bakery, c. 1920-1970Entry/Object ID
2024.47.10Description
Acc. No. 24.47.10 A, B
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda, Bakeries
Date or Period: c. 1920s-1970s
Object: bench scrapers
Description: Two tools composed of a rectangular steel or iron-alloy blade with blank wooden grips affixed with two iron nails around the edge of one of the long sides of the blade. A has a round grip, B elliptical. No manufacturer's markings.
Size (each): L 6" x W 4 1/2"
History of Object: Bench scrapers from Hofmann's Bakery, used to scrape flower or left-over dough off a workbench, or lift cookies after cutting dough.
Donor: Frederica Kapp
Donation Date: 2022; Catalog Date: 5/22/2024
