Cutter, Cabbage

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Cutter, Cabbage

Entry/Object ID

GHS 133

Description

Rectangular dark brown wooden paddle, tapering toward the top which has a hole drilled in center. A sharp iron blade is affixed to two thick wooden strips on one side of paddle, paddle has rectangular opening to expose blade.

Dimensions

Height

2-3/8 in

Width

10 in

Length

21 in

Material

wood,iron

Provenance

Notes

Used by John Wierman (?) in Germantown in 1850. "German families used ti to make sauer kraut."