American Centuries

Brass Skimmer

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

Skimmers were used like today’s slotted spoons. This example is made of brass- an alloy of tin and copper.)

Item type	Food Processing Equipment Tools & Equipment
Topic	Food, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
Era	Colonial settlement, 1620–1762 Revolutionary America, 1763–1783 The New Nation, 1784–1815 National Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
Material	Metal
Process/Format	Metalworking; Hammered
Dimension details	Length: 20.50 in Width: 6.62 in
Catalog #	K.081

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Brass Skimmer. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/k-081/. Accessed on April 19, 2025.

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