Artist/Maker
Starrett
Title
Chopping / hashing machine
DateCirca 1870
Dimensions15 × 19 1/2 in. (38.1 × 49.5 cm)
Object number00.161.2
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionStarrett's Mechanical Food Hasher. Hand cranked device that turns a silo and chops a large blade inside the silo. Mounted on a wooden base painted green with No.2 labeled on base. Laroy S. Starrett’s first invention, whose design was reportedly inspired by the ‘walking beams’ engines of the side-wheel steam boats. ProvenanceFound in cold storage.On View
Not on view
Circa 1870
