Universal Batter Mixer
Display: Bakers' Secrets
Culinary Technique: mixing
Date: c 1905
Manufacturer: Landers, Frary and Clark Company
Location: New Britain, Connecticut
Dimensions: 15" h x 9.5" w x 9" d
Watch collection donor Mel Mickevic demonstrate this object with
Dean Christopher
Koetke, School of Culinary Arts, Kendall College,
and Victoria Matranga, exhibition curator.
Attaching this cake mixer to a work surface helped the cook grip the device and get a stronger action on the crank. Two wire frame paddles turned in opposite directions to mix the batter. The mixer could also be used for mashing potatoes.