Mixer, Mayonnaise

Object/Artifact

Lacey Museum

85.19 base

Name/Title

Mixer, Mayonnaise

Entry/Object ID

85.19

Description

Clear glass cylindrical jar with a screw-on lid that is concave and has a hole in the center through which a heavy wire handle extends above the lid with a right-angle bend and a curved bend for a handle; and also extends below the lid with a metal mesh at the bottom to form a plunger. There are mold seams on the sides that extend from a horizontal seam where the bottom is attached up to and over the lip. There is also a horizontal seam just below the threads. The bottom of the jar is concave to fit the plunger. Embossed on the side: "Wesson Oil Mayonnaise Maker" "Mayonnaise, an egg, 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar, teaspoon each mustard salt sugar, dash of pepper, beat thoroughly as poured from can, 1 pint Wesson Oil."

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wesson Co.?

Date made

1950 - 1959

Notes

Date: 1950s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Side

Transcription

Wesson Oil Mayonnaise Maker, Mayonnaise, an egg, 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar, teaspoon each mustard salt sugar, dash of pepper, beat thoroughly as poured from can, 1 pint Wesson Oil.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Notes

Maker's Mark: Embossed on the side: "Wesson Oil Mayonnaise Maker" "Mayonnaise, an egg, 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar, teaspoon each mustard salt sugar, dash of pepper, beat thoroughly as poured from can, 1 pint Wesson Oil."

Lexicon

Search Terms

Domestic Life, Food Preparation

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Diameter

3-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

12/18/14 Height 8.25" to top of lid; 13" to top of handle when fully depressed. Width 3.25" from vertical wire plunger to outside of formed handle. The metal (wire) handle rises straight up through the lid and then extends to the side beyond the diameter of the jar. rfj