Grater No. 1800
Display: Cutting Edge
Culinary Technique: size reduction
Date: c.1900
Manufacturer: Schroeter Brothers Hardware Company
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Dimensions: 13.75" h x 12.5" w x 13" d
Watch collection donor Mel Mickevic demonstrate this object with
Dean Christopher
Koetke, School of Culinary Arts, Kendall College,
and Victoria Matranga, exhibition curator.
A simple wooden box holds a large metal drum punctured with rows of holes. The crank handle turned the gear that propelled the drum, which scraped vegetables or other food held against it. The shredded food collected in the drawer.