Cutter, Wood

Straw slicer, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1961.12955.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Straw slicer. Two wooden blocks hinged together. Top block is rectangular with chamfers on top; piece of leather attached to underside. Leather faces leather attached to bottom block. Block has angled rectangular notch at center of one side; between notch and leather are a series of angled blades within a slit. Strips of paper between blades. Below either end extends wooden peg. Iron hook protrudes from one end; above an L-shaped iron latch.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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Shaker Museum Cutter, Wood. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=23059. Accessed on September 29, 2024

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