#fruit press

[arthistoryanimalia]

#Woodensday:

Fruit press in the form of a lion

Italy, c.1700

Carved walnut, with elm base & iron hinges

H 30.5 x W 20.3 x L 50.8 cm

Victoria and Albert Museum CIRC.476-1923

“This walnut lion was carved in Italy about 1700 or earlier, and it serves as a fruit press. The back of the lion has a swelling underside and is hinged to its ruff. It opens into a hollow interior, where fruit is piled up and crushed when closed. The juices would escape through a spout fitted to the lion’s mouth. The object is quite small and would most likely have stood on a kitchen table.”

[kaiagarooo]

crossover between the space travellers

[ilikevintagebooks]

Vintage Advertisements

-The Enterprising Housekeeper 1897

[thesilicontribesman]

Merrivale Cider Press, Unknown Age, Merrivale Prehistoric Complex, Dartmoor

[heracliteanfire]

Carved walnut fruit press in the form of a lion. Italian, ca. 1700.

(via V&A)

[forestduck]

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

Red Cross Cider Mills and Fruit Presses. For sale by Nelson Hardware Co., Wholesale Hardware, 17 Campbell Ave., East. Roanoke, VA.

[hqcreations]

The original fruit juicer!

I finally got to see a real fruit press in action at a fair. Wish I got a shot of the masher though~ Now that we’re entering apple picking season, I kinda wish we had access this equipment, but it seems like such a unitasker. Is there any other creative use for press other than for making fruit juice? Can I like, press cheese or tofu in this?