Lemon squeezer

1870-1900

Maker

Probably Stanley Works (est. 1843)

Measurements

2 in x 11-1/4 in x 3-1/8 in

Materials

Beech, iron

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, bequest of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1968.861

Inscription

"STANLE" and other partial letters is stampled into the iron hinge.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The lemon squeezer is made of blocks of beech, a wood commonly used for tool handles and other parts.  The turned handles are integral with the rectangular wood blocks that squeeze the fruit.  They are joined by an iron hinge stamped with the maker's name.  Although the lettering is not fully legible, it appears to name the Stanley Works of New Britain, Connecticut.