Grater? Rasp?
MediumTin
DimensionsOverall: 19 × 3 × 5 in. (48.3 × 7.6 × 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsTools & Equipment for Materials
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Ward Alan Minge and Shirley Jolly Minge
Object numberPC2005.4.112
DescriptionA tin grater, metraca, or rasp. Previously listed as a Penitente tin noise maker or rasp. The resonating chamber has a series of punched dots on 3/4 of the surface; the handle is a single piece of flat stock that was folded over at the ends, shaped into a handle, and soldered to the seam. There is a small hole on each end.On View
Not on viewSwift's Meat Packing Co.
ca. 1900