Name/Title
Cookie Press; AccessoriesEntry/Object ID
2006.025.001Description
006.25.1
Aluminum cookie press, c. 1962, 15 plates/tips, recipe booklet, coupon and cardboard box. [Each part not individually numbered]. Cookie [note that the manufacturer uses the spelling “cooky”] press consists of a large-diameter aluminum barrel [brushed finish called “alumilite” by the manufacturer] with applied handle stamped: “Mirro/The Finest Aluminum/Made in U.S.A.”. Barrel top closed with screw-on cap with central hole for screw plunger shaft having a black-enamelled handle and bright finish aluminum plunger end. Barrel bottom closed with screw-on cap into which is fitted any of the 15 attachments. Three flanges around exterior of opening keep attachment in place. Currently, tip 31, for piping duchesse potatoes or other ridged decoration, is installed. Attachments stored in wooden rack with three slots. 12 numbered flat disc plates, clipped to have three spaced straight edges, that create a variety of designs including star (2), Christmas tree (21), pinwheel (30), dog (28), butterfly (20), etc. Two other nozzles (33 and 30). Rack and attachments protected by heavy clear film wrapper.
Heavy pasteboard box with tuck-in lid and side flaps, printed in dark green and yellow, has coloured illustration of cookie sheet with several rows of different fancy cookies, éclairs and meringues. Red title block reads: "MIRRO/The Finest Aluminum/Cooky & Pastry Press". Other information on box sides, including model number: No. 358 AM, and photo panels and text showing press in use. Box bottom has photos of cookie sheets and text. Interior of box has yellow cardboard base fitted to hold press and rack.
Narrow, oblong instruction/recipe book. Deep pink front and back covers with coloured illustration of cookie sheet with several rows of different fancy cookies, éclairs and meringues. Unpaginated. Front cover printed in white: “MIRRO/Cooky and Pastry/Recipes”. Back cover printed “T 311 Printed in U.S.A.”
Tucked into recipe book is a small coupon, printed on both sides, in green on white, in English and French with information including “ Worth 5 [cents sign]”, to be redeemed for a can of “Green Giant/Brand/Medium Small or/Great Big Tender/PEAS”/Void After June 30, 1962”Acquisition
Notes
Mode of Acquisition: giftLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
press; accessories, cookie press; accessoriesClass
Materials, Tools & Equipment for - Food Processing & Preparation T&E - Food Preparation EquipmentCreated By
Jones, IsabelCreate Date
September 20, 2007Update Date
July 17, 2024