Ice cream disher
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
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu