Patent Model - Improvement in Beef-Steak-Tenderers
Maker and role
James Morris (b.1825, d.1893), Patentee
Production date
Nov 04 1873
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Media/Materials
Wood, metal
Measurements
4 x 5 3/4 x 6" (10.2 x 14.6 x 15.2cm)
Description
Morris’s invention means to improve upon previous steak tenderers. His improvement to make the meat more tender works “…whereby the meat is pierced completely through by a number of knives arranged like the teeth of a comb, so as to cut the fiber, yet not completely sever or disintegrate the portion of meat operated on…” (Patent Number 144,216)
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Object number
61.47.296
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