Russian Grinder (c.1830)

From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 1958.1

Date 1830

Description Russian implement referred to as a Maiza.

Materials Photographic Paper (Kodak)

Marks/Labels According to back of a photo, "This article is called a Maiza, a Russian word. It was brought to Canada from Russia by the late Mr & Mrs Jacob D Petkau in 1913. It was used there for powdering spices, salt, sugar, etc. which were put into it and crushed with a heavy mallet. It was made c.1830."

Category Communication Artefacts, Documentary Artifact, Print, Photographic