Stuffer, Sausage
Object number2017.80.1
Manufacturer
John Wagner
Datec. 1859
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumMetal; Steel; Wood; Paint
Credit LineTransfer from the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
DescriptionWagner sausage stuffer.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length: 26.25 × 21 × 51 in. (66.7 × 53.3 × 129.5 cm)InscriptionsThree white rectangular fields from previous museum for object number: one on the back top of the cylinder with black text “A”; one on the back top of the top hand crank with black text “B”; and one on the metal ring around the base of the top hand crank with black text “C”.
MarksRaised text on top of machine below the top hand crank “JOHN WAGNER / NO. 1 / PITTSBURGH PA / PATENTED MARCH 29, 1859”.
Historical NotesGerman immigrant John Wagner patented a unique, sausage-stuffing device in 1859. At the time, he worked as a locksmith in Pittsburgh.
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On View
Not on viewBernard Cloekler Company
C. and E. Marshall Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company