Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
2003.060 |
Object Identification Number |
2003.060.009 |
Object Name |
Lifter, Jar |
Donor |
Martinez, Nora |
Description |
Metal and rubber canning jar holder. The holder is used when tightening lids. The holder is 2 pieces of round steel piping formed into a round shape at the top and flat handles at the bottom. At the top the 2 pieces are held together with a rectangular steel hinge with two small steel pegs. The steel piping is folded over and in the round shape 2 rectangular rubber pieces fit within the gaps to help secure jars. On top of the hinge is a maker's mark, "YO HO / Monticello, IA.". |
Dimensions |
L-8 Dia-4.125 inches |
Made By |
Yo Ho Monticello |
Place Of Origin |
USA/IA/Monticello |
Owned By |
Rasmussen, Karoline/ |
Used By |
Rasmussen, Karoline/ |
Material |
Rubber/Steel |
Associated People |
Jorgensen, Anna Jensen Rasmussen, Karoline |
Search Terms |
Canning Tyler, Minnesota Jorgensen, Anna Jensen Rasmussen, Karoline Yo Ho Monticello Monticello, Iowa |
Provenance |
Donor remembers her mother using these canning tools as she grew up. Most, if not all, were handed down from her mother, Karoline Rasmussen Jensen (donor's grandmother). Refer to accessioned notes for a more complete family history. |
Images |
265\2003060009-2.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
7/17/2003 |