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Eggbeater

late 19th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 rotary eggbeater with a wood handle. The body of the eggbeater has a handle at top connected to a circular cog. Flat, rotating whisks are connected to the circular cog. A round crank is attached to a screw embedded in the handle, that turns the cog, allowing the whisks to rotate. A wood handle is attached to the crank.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2017.108.25.11

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