Household, Kitchen - Nutmeg Grater
1860 (Date manufactured/created)
Wood (Walnut), Metal (Brass)
Nutmeg grater made in the USA from walnut, with brass fittings. Block in center houses a metal grinding wheel which is turned by the handle. Cap on lower left encloses a hollow wooden cylinder for nutmeg, which is pressed against the grinder by a spring; there remains a piece of nutmeg in grinder. Opposite end of grater has a turned handle. Patented 8/2/1860. 7 3/4" long.
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