Name/TitleCake breaker (?)

About this objectThe exact use for this is not known. It was possibly used for breaking cattle cake. It was found in the building called the Swillhouse. Made with a wooden frame, it contains a series of iron teeth interlocking as the central drum and rotates through a hand-turned handle at the side. A swinging handle also engages a line of iron, prong-type teeth. The device is not complete. It is painted blue.

Medium and Materialswood and iron

Measurementslength: 90 cm
width: 86 cm
central drum diameter: 12.5 cm
length: 25 cm
handle: 32 cm
prongs: 3.5 cm

Object Typecake breaker

Object numberSTMEA:82.A.25

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)