Box grater

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A metal box grater. The grater is tubed shape and is constructed from two (2) pieces of sheet metal, a flat back and a curved front. The curved front has been punched in concentric circles forming the grater blade and the back is flat with a hole to suspend it from a peg or hook. The back is diamond shaped with beveled edges.

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