Accession No

1914.356


Description

Iron toaster with sliding bread holder. Tripod feet with vertical rod; two two-pronged forks attached to a bar which slides along the rod.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge


Period

Post Medieval


Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1914.356; MAA: AR 1914.123


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

607mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Accession register entry for 1914.356-1914.357: 'Two iron toasters with sliding bread holder; one a tripod with vertical rod, and one a horizontal rod for hooking onto bars or grate.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller


Description (Physical description)
Iron toaster with sliding bread holder. Tripod feet with vertical rod; two two-pronged forks attached to a bar which slides along the rod.
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller


Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2025.6141 | Freezing
Event Date 3/2/2025
Author: Kirsty Kernohan


FM:19471

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