Mayonnaise Maker

Object/Artifact

Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Mayonnaise Maker

Entry/Object ID

2013.9.1

Description

This is a glass mayonnaise mixer jar with a metal screen. The jar measures 13" (h) x 3.52" (dia). Item was donated by Pattie James 1-12-2013

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1930 - 1940

Notes

Date: 1935 circa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Mixer, Mayonnaise

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Mixer, Food

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Mixing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Parts

Count

Provenance

Notes

This jar belonged to Pattie's mother Ruth Harvey Janeway. Ruth used the jar to make mayonnaise in Texas and Oklahoma in the 1930s and 1940s. According to Patty you beat eggs and then put them into the jar and move the beaten eggs and oil up and down.