Bone Cutter [Mann's Green]

Production date
1885
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Accession number
1965.335
Production period
1890s
1880s
1900s
Description
Bone grinder, painted blue, wheel and threaded grinding head on three legged base.
Brief History
Bone cutters or grinders such as this Mann's Green Bone Cutter were used to process bones to add to poultry feed, as the calcium improved the eggs that were laid, giving them harder shells. Machines such as this were used by farmers from the late 1880s until commercial products became available.

Invented by Dr F.W. (Franklin Weston) Mann of Milford, Massachusetts, USA in 1889. Green bone refers to freshly butchered bone.
Marks
'MANN'S GREEN BONE CUTTER // U.S. PAT. 1885, '86 '89 '90 1903, CAN. PAT. 1890, 1902' Maker's Mark
'F.W.MANN Co. // MILFORD, MASS' Maker's Mark
Media/Materials
Processed Material/Metal/Iron/Cast Iron
Credit Line
1885. Bone Cutter [Mann's Green], 1965.335. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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