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65/307
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This object is known as an egg topper. It is a metal scissor type object for removing the tops of boiled eggs.
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1 egg topper: metal; good condition
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN><P>?Egg cups and egg topper</P><P>Egg cups are designed to hold boiled eggs, which are a popular breakfast around the world. The cups come in a variety of different shapes and materials. These scare looking metal scissors, called egg toppers, cut the top off a soft-boiled egg.</P><P>MERL 59/2, MERL 92/44, MERL 63/612, MERL 60/755/1 and MERL 65/307</P></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
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MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘EGG TOPPER // Domestic- Serving- Food // 65/307 / /Mrs Halt, Faber & Faber, London. // See ‘Rescuing the past’ in Countryman 1965 [pencil drawing].’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13827.tif - High resolution image
