Press, Straw

Palm leaf mat cutter, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.20.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Shaker
Description

Palm leaf cutter. Cutter has a mortise-and-tenon jointed ash frame washed yellow; with a cast iron platform, support brackets, and springs. Below springs is a cast iron crossbar with two gears. Above platform is a crossbar, which is notched underneath and a piece of wood with an oval block is secured in place by a butterfly screw. Between the oval block and platform is a rectangular block with four oval grooves on top which surround the oval block above. Lacks crank to operate press.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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Shaker Museum Press, Straw. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=22346. Accessed on November 27, 2024

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