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EGGBEATERS
Featured
in our newsletter 2/21/2003 by Mister
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IT
Before
the first
patent eggbeater, the earliest mechanical beater was a wooden bow
drill
type. In which a string was attached to a bow, the string then
went
through a stick & as the bow went back & forth, the stick would
spin. First one direction then another. Much like a fire starting
bow & stick, however the stick also was supported by a wood frame
&
had little pegs near the bottom to beat & mix. At the
turn
of the century every household in America did its own mixing &
baking,
and thus owned an eggbeater. The first one was patented in 1856,
and since then there has been over a thousand eggbeater patents, and
several
hundred different models. All the very early models were in a
cylinder
with perforated holes near the bottom, and had plunger or dasher that
was
moved up & down. These were also know as cream whips, or
syllabub
churns. The very early ones were all metal, while similar models
still selling 75 years later, (as mayonnaise mixers) but with glass
jars
attached as the cylinder. Rotary cranks protrude through a
canister
(or cylinder lid) were patented as early as 1857. Many early
eggbeaters came with attached jars, bowls, pitchers or other container
and
a cast iron handle, and some with wooden paddles. Wire whisk
beaters
were patent as early as 1869, and wire whisks were so popular by the
early
1900's, one could buy a coil of wire to replace broken wires.
Some
of the early models had springs & levels or plungers you had to
squeeze
& release to cause the blades to rotate.
In the early
1920's there
were even water powered beaters that attached to your faucet, the water
went through a pear shaped metal box, and turned the beater blades, and
then exited through a tube in the back, the blades & your eggs were
contained in a fruit jar, that attached to the metal box.
The first electric eggbeater was single dasher blade, attached to a motor that fit over a small jar, & patented in the early 1900's.
Most eggbeaters bring less then $50, with a very few rare ones worth $2000 or more. However with the recent growth of beater collectors, many of the rare beaters have risen in value by $50 to $100, in the past few years alone. Some beaters were also known as cream whips, sugar spinners, drink mixers, batter mixers, mayonnaise mixers and even as butter churns, so as you search for the beaters you want you may also want to search by these names. A few names to watch for are E-A-S-Y, Family Brands, Holts, Jaquette, Keystone, Monroe, and Quik Whip. While many of the eggbeaters display nicely by themselves in an old jar or crock, most serious collectors want pre 1910 cast rotary beaters with glass bottoms, and unusual mechanical actions. Most don't seek electric mixers, or beaters with stainless steel, plastic or tin wheels.
The first electric eggbeater was single dasher blade, attached to a motor that fit over a small jar, & patented in the early 1900's.
Most eggbeaters bring less then $50, with a very few rare ones worth $2000 or more. However with the recent growth of beater collectors, many of the rare beaters have risen in value by $50 to $100, in the past few years alone. Some beaters were also known as cream whips, sugar spinners, drink mixers, batter mixers, mayonnaise mixers and even as butter churns, so as you search for the beaters you want you may also want to search by these names. A few names to watch for are E-A-S-Y, Family Brands, Holts, Jaquette, Keystone, Monroe, and Quik Whip. While many of the eggbeaters display nicely by themselves in an old jar or crock, most serious collectors want pre 1910 cast rotary beaters with glass bottoms, and unusual mechanical actions. Most don't seek electric mixers, or beaters with stainless steel, plastic or tin wheels.
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