Press, Lard

Name/Title

Press, Lard

Description

Lard Press is secured to a wood bench; press actually consists of three parts; ist part is a ring shaped cast iron base that is screwed to the wood bench and it has 2 vertical posts; 2nd. part consists of 2 metal containers made of sheet iron and are now fused together, inner container has holes in it like a sieve, outer container has solid walls and attached to its bottom is a cast iron spout; 3rd part is the pressing apparatus which consists of a round flat plate attached to a threaded rod, turning a crank activates 2 gears that lower and raise the plate. Found In Collection

Collection

Found In Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1986.001

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Made: c. 1910

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 25, 2001

Create Date

November 25, 2001

Update Date

November 26, 2001