Russell S. Morse Cabbage Slicer, East Dixfield, ca. 1850

Contributed by Dixfield Historical Society

Description

Russell S. Morse (1820-1883) was an inventor and dealer in Patent Rights and lived in the East Dixfield area known as Science Hill. Science Hill is so named because there were many inventors and men of science creating inventions of necessity at this time. The cabbage slicer allowed for the pickling and preserving of harvest crops. There is a small tag on the slicer that reads Patent Applied For R. S. Morse--Dixfield, ME.

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  • Title: Russell S. Morse Cabbage Slicer, East Dixfield, ca. 1850
  • Creator: Russell S. Morse
  • Creation Date: circa 1850
  • Subject Date: circa 1850
  • Location: Science Hill, East Dixfield, Oxford County, ME
  • Media: Wood, metal
  • Dimensions: 20.8 cm x 46 cm x 14.5 cm
  • Local Code: 2014-86, Artifact #2012.20
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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Dixfield Historical Society
59 Main Street, PO Box 182, Dixfield, ME 04224
(207) 562-7595

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