DescriptionBefore modern-day egg beaters and mixers, egg beaters were usually rotary. Someone would turn the handle and cause the blades to beat the eggs. Egg beaters were first patented in 1856.
DescriptionScythes are manual tools used to mow grass or cut grains. Scythes have been replaced by mechanized farming tools in the United States, but are still used in some parts of Europe and Asia.
DescriptionThe slaw cutter is a long rectangular board consisting of bladed flaps. It is primarily used to cut cabbage into sliced cole slaw. To use it, one would fasten the round vegetable into the designated...
DescriptionThe cherry pitter is a wheeled contraption that removes the seeds of cherries. Cherries were placed into the feeder above as the user continuously spun the bladed wheel. Upon exiting the chute, the...
DescriptionThis harvesting cradle is similar to a scythe, but more efficient. The cradle increased the amount grains one could cut per day and grains could be neatly laid down in rows once it was cut. These...
DescriptionA corn sheller was used to separate kernels of corn from the cob. A cob of corn would be placed on the top. While someone rotated the handle, a blade would spin and separate the kernels.
