Tester, Cake
Object number2012.66.14 a,b
Manufacturer
Better Brushes, Inc.
OriginPalmer, MA
MediumPaper/Metal
Credit LineGift of Toni Luvera
DescriptionMetal cake tester with original packaging.Dimensionsa) Length: 6.062 in. Width of circular portion: 0.7 in.b) Height: 7 in. Width: 2 in.
Inscriptions(b)
Handwritten on back: "Bath Brush"; toward the middle right side, "648", and an addition equation "59" under the number is "39", a line is under the number and finally, "118" as the answer.
Marks(b)
Red text "SANITARY CAKE TESTER / Directions / Pierce cake in several places. / If tester is clean when with- / drawn, cake is well baked; / if dough clings to tester, / cake requires more baking. / Baking Hints"; the section on baking hints lists helpful measurement conversions.
At bottom of the paper is red text "BETTER BRUSHES, Inc. / PALMER, MASS."
Historical NotesPart of a collection of hair salon supplies used at Josephine’s Beauty Salon on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield. Josephine Mazzacco (1911-2012) opened Josephine’s after graduating from Griffith in 1931. She opened her own shop in 1947, and it closed in 1995.
Previous owner
Josephine Mazzocco
(1911 - 2012)
Related institution
Josephine's Beauty Salon
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