Meat Juice Press
Object NameMeat Juice Press
Manufacturer
Landers, Frary & Clark
(American, 1862 - 1965)
Date1862-1900
MediumCast iron
Dimensions8 × 4 in. (20.3 × 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsHousehold, Kitchen, Miscellaneous
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John Wessman. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number77.4.18a-c
Status
Not on viewCultureAmerican
Label TextThis is a Columbia Meat Juice Press manufactured in the late 1800s by Landers, Frary & Clark in New Britain, Connecticut. “The liquid obtained contains all the nourishing qualities of the flesh, and none of the indigestible structure, and it is much more palatable than ordinary soup or beef tea, and is decidedly more nutritious.” -1887
MarkingsColumbia Meat Juice Press (cast in)
Object Name: Scale, 24 lbs.
Landers, Frary & Clark
1906-1910
Object number: 74.32.147