Material

wood

Purpose

Rolling pins were used to roll out dough needed to make bread and other food items. It should also be noted that some rolling pins were used to roll out lace and other fine fabrics after washing.

Creation Date

19th century

Date Details

There are no markings on this particular rolling pin and therefore it is difficult to determine an exact date for such an item since wooden rolling pins existed throughout the later eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The earliest rolling pins were those that were hand-carved from a single piece of wood. The rolling pin above, however, is factory made and therefore the date of its utilization can be narrowed to the latter part of the nineteenth century onward. Due to its relatively good condition and factory craftsmanship, this pin probably doesn't date back any further than the very late nineteenth century.

Kitchen Artifact ID

K196