Corn Popper

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Collection Type

Cooking equipment

Date

1850-1900

GUSN

GUSN-58751

Description

Wire mesh cylindrical basket with a hinged lid with a shaft and crank handle that rotates the basket over a fire.

Details

Descriptive Terms

corn poppers
casting (process)
iron (metal)
Device, Cooking
Popper, Corn
Popper, Corn

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 1/2 (H), 5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3430

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