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Subiaco Museum > Records

BEATER, LIPFERT FAMILY

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c. 1930

Overview

Egg beater comes from the Lipfert home at 270 York Street, Subiaco. At top is stirrup type handle with wooden grip. At side of beater is a turning handle, also with wooden grip, which turns a rotating gear which has around its circumference small dome shaped knobs. These interlock as the gear rotates with shallow indentations at the heads of the 2 beaters. Each beater has 4 flat metal blades, which expand towards the base into a bulb shape. Each beater has a central shaft of fine tubular metal. Around the circular gear is imprinted: 'Swift Whip. Patent Ball-drive. Propert Product. Made in Australia'.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1990.97

Item type

Material

Width

98 mm

Height or length

335 mm

Keywords

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Food Consumption And Preparation

Cancer Foundation Of W.A

Photographed 2023

Year

Statement of significance

Historical. Used by local family.

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