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This is a marvelous old glass jar spice/nut grater manufactured by the Armstrong Glass Company, in business from 1938 through 1968. Armstrong had plants in Lancaster, Pa, Millville, N.J. and in Dunkirk, Indiana. This 7 1/inch tall bottle with a 2 1/2 inch width has an embossed A in a Circle trademark under the base, and a line underneath. That symbol identifies this jar as being produced in Armstrong’s Dunkirk plant.
The body of the jar has frond or leaf like raised spirals. A red metal screw cap allows you to remove the yellow plastic top portion in order to place your nutmeg, cloves, or even small nut pieces on the metal grating device.
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To grate, just turn the key device, and you’re ready to go. The plastic dome also has graduated markings for up to 6 teaspoons or 2 tablespoons of your grated spice or nut.
The upper portion unscrews to access the inside of the glass jar. The yellow plastic cover over the grinding tines/blades has a thumb tab to add spice or nuts. The red circular disc at the top of the device rotates to open or close the shaker port. The jar was most likely manufactured in the 40’s to 50’s time frame, and is in fine vintage condition without any cracks or chips to the glass or to the plastic parts. The metal blade grater, and the turn key device are in excellent condition as well. |
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