Material

tin

Purpose

This implement was probably utilized to grate and slice small objects like nuts (nutmeg) or vegetables like carrots.

Creation Date

1875 – 1899

Date Details

According to 300 Years of Kitchen Collectibles (Franklin 38), many of the hand-held graters were introduced at the turn of the century and well into the 1900's. Because this tool appears simple and small, it may be older than most than most tin hand graters placing its date around 1900.

Kitchen Artifact ID

K189