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Ice cream disher

 Collection — item: 1
Identifier: Artifact-063

Abstract

Vintage turn-key ice cream disher (aka scoop), c.1878. This disher has a faded stamp that reads, in part: "Clewell's / Pat. / Nov (12?) / (1878?). Given the history of this and similar items, it could be from as late as the 1910s.

This item is not an exact match (handles differ), but it similar to a disher held by the National Museum of American History.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1878

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

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Full Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 item)

Language of Materials

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Ice cream disher by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Title
Ice cream disher, c.1878
Status
Completed
Date
2026 (CC0 1.0)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308