Press, Fruit
Commercially produced fruit and lard press, Hancock, MA
ca. 1894
Description
Fruit press secured to a rectangular wood block. The wood base has two rectangular pieces of wood attached perpendicularly to the base, each 1 11/16" from opposing ends. On one of the long sides of the base there is a concave cut-out. The press has a cast iron stand, the three feet of which, are secured to the wood block. Set in the stand is a sheet metal canister. There is a secondary sheet metal canister with sides perforated in regular rows. The base of this canister is solid with cast in writing. At the center there is a large threaded screw. The screw sits within a cast iron arm with hooked ends. Iron rods attached to the stand are set within these hooks and held in place with cast iron wing nuts. The stand has a spout over the concave cut-out in the board.
Massachusetts Hancock
