Summary
Metal food grinder used in the kitchen of a mental health hospital, Victoria, Australia, circa 1880
Physical Description
Food grinder consisting of bottomless cylindrical bowl, tapered toward a base which bulges out and has 3 protrusions to take screws and bolts which attach it to 3 legs which splay slightly outward. Beneath the bowl is a hollow grinding block, cylindrical but bulging up inside the bowl to form a rotating base, which is serrated around the edges. A revolving shaft goes from the bottom of the grinding block to the base of the object. A curved handle on the side attaches by a short horizontal shaft to a cogwheel which notches into a second cogwheel on the downward shaft. Shaft ends in screw-regulated adjustor.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Food & drink preparation
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Overall Dimensions
50 cm (Length), 43 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Food & Drink Preparation, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services