Cast Iron and Tin Kitchen Items

Arcade No. 9567 Lemon Squeezer	Arcade No. 9567 Cast Iron, Wood and Ceramic Lemon Squeezer in good condition with most of it's original Japanned finish intact. Manufactured by Arcade Mfg. Co. in Freeport, Illinois right around the turn of the last century. The handles are about 9 1/2" long and hinged together. Inserted into one handle is a porcelain or ceramic tub, about 3 1/2" in diameter with a wooden plunger mounted on the other handle. Item No. 3048	Sold
Arcade Nut Cracker	This is a rare #9514 deco style nut cracker designed and manufactured by Arcade. It is embossed with "Arcade" on the interior of the bottom along with "Made in USA" It has a red wooden handle, along with red highlights on the stripes. It is spring loaded and uses a ratcheting motion when applying pressure to the nut. It is designed with three holes in the base to be used as mounting points. An original ad can be seen here. Item No. 4059	$125.00
String Holder / Dispenser	This is a Sensible cast iron string holder/dispenser which has a patent date of July 1895. It was originally black but was repainted silver at some time in it's life. It is complete with it's screw in cone holder rod which is missing on many of these. It is in as found condition and comes with the old cone of string as shown. Item No. 4062	$95.00
Bill Spike Mt. Joy, PA	While these are more a business rather than a kitchen item, bill spikes still have a place in today's kitchen. These are brand new, old stock bill spikes that were manufactured in Mt Joy, PA and date to somewhere around the 30's or 40's. They have a green cast iron base with a steel spike that screws in and measure 5 1/2" tall with a 2 3/8" diameter base. I have about 4 of these left, but you are only buying one at the price shown. Item No. 2742	$9.00

MTE & Co. Nutmeg Grater

This is a nutmeg grater manufactured by MTE & Co. in the late 1800's. It is made of nickel-plated metal with a spring loaded lid that holds the nutmeg against the grater wheel. The body of this one is in good shape with some areas of surface rust. This grater is sometimes referred to as "The Ever Ready"

Item No.2980

$85.00

Standard or Rajah Nutmeg Grater

Advertised in the 1885 Simmons Hardware catalog as the "Rajah" grater this nutmeg grater has a turned wood handle with a tin body. There is a spring loaded knob which is pulled back to load the nutmeg and maintains pressure against the grating wheel. In good condition with a few minor dents in the tin body. 6-1/8"

Item No. 3574

$185.00

Spring Arm Nutmeg Grater

Manufactured of cast iron, tin and wire this nutmeg grater has a wire arm with a disc at the end that is bent to hold the nutmeg against the tin grating disc. The grater is in good condition with some minor discoloration of the metal. This one still had a piece of nutmeg in the grater when I bought it and it will still be there when you receive it.

Item No. 3575

$175.00

The Edgar Nutmeg Grater

This is a very old, handheld nutmeg grater with it's name, "The Edgar" and it's patent date of "Nov.10-1896" embossed on the spring-loaded cylinder where the nutmeg is inserted. The spring keeps pressure on the nut as you slide it back and forth over the grater. It is in very good condition and the overall length measuring across the bar is 5 1/8".

Item No.2721

$55.00

Silvers Triple Egg Poacher

This Silvers Brooklyn egg Poacher is made to sit in a pan of water and hold your eggs in place while they poach. It has three separate rings and a lever that is spring loaded to hold the rings down on the base. It is in good shape with some loss of the silver finish. It is embossed with the Silvers Trade mark on the handle.

Item No. 4061

$45.00