Friday, May 6, 2011

Antique cooking gadgets: melon baller or grapefruit corer?



We still haven't completely figured this one out, but I thought that for $3 I could take a chance ;-)  It was creatively labeled as a "gadget".  We have found it listed as both a melon baller and as a grapefruit corer.  I doubt it is particularly good at either task, but I still think it's cool.

4 comments:

Mistress of the Manse said...

It looks to me like something to squeeze juice - similar to a garlic press but bigger. Could it be a lemon juice press or something like that?

Cyndi L said...

That's what I thought at first, but the bottom is completely open and it doesn't squeeze anything. It doesn't really cut anything very well either though... ;-)

Anonymous said...

Grapefruit corer Patented 1926

https://www.google.com/patents/US1622874

Anonymous said...

I also have this in the same paperwrapping was a recipe for jewish dumplings, it was all purchased in a very old home owned by a 90 plus woman. The estate sale was very interesting everything sold for a song.