Follows & Bates Marmalade cutter

Object/Artifact

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Heritage Acres

Name/Title

Follows & Bates Marmalade cutter

Description

Hand cranked table top cutter. Cast iron with wooden handle.

Use

The marmalade cutter was used in the kitchen for shredding citrus peel.

Context

Follows & Bates, founded in 1868 by Frederick William Follows, was an English engineering firm that produced items for horticultural, domestic and general use. Their 'Magic Marmalade Machine', was marketed as follows: "For a few minutes' work you will have enough marmalade...to last the family a whole year."