Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Auger, Sugar |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.431 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.431.001 |
Other Name |
Sugar Devil, Fruit Auger |
Description |
Wood handle attached to a metal spear-like tool with two curved arms. |
Provenance |
This tool was known as a sugar devil. In the 1800s fruit was preserved in barrels in large amounts of sugar. This tool was used in general stores to loosen the hardened fruit, as well as brown sugar and salt stored in barrels. |
Dimensions |
W-22.9 L-43 cm |
Search Terms |
Kitchen Utensil Tools General Store Barrels Food Storage |