Eggshell cutter
identifier
ID 285
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 90.0010 L=10cm WD=7,7cm D=3,3cm WT=50gr. Inscription: C.O.C. Breveté S.G.D.G. Déposé Made in France.
holotype
MOT V 2003.0302 L=14,5 WD=6,5cm D=3,3cm WT=25gr. Inscription: EI-KNIPS STOHAG GES.GESCH MADE IN GERMANY.
alias
egg topper (syn.) (MATFER 2006: 322)
alias
boiled-egg cutter (syn.) ( http://object-ivity.com/)
description
The top shell of a boiled egg can be removed with an eggshell cutter. One puts it over the egg, squeezes the scissors eyes together and the sharp teeth cut loose the top part of the cap, which one can then simply remove.
The eggshell cutter differs from the egg top cutter, as the former only cuts through the shell and not the head of the egg itself. [MOT]
