{"product_id":"collection-of-five-antique-primitive-turned-wood-kitchen-mashers","title":"Collection of Five Antique Primitive Turned Wood Kitchen Mashers","description":"\u003cp\u003eExtraordinary collection of five antique kitchen mashers crafted in turned wood, each distinguished by subtly different proportions, finials, and surfaces. Gathered together, they form a sculptural ensemble that preserves the memory of one of domestic life's most elemental and enduring tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMashers evolved from a gesture older than machinery: pressing, crushing, and transforming food through the force of the hand. During the 19th century, wooden mashers acquired increasingly defined turned forms; the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History preserves a comparable maple example made circa 1850.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViewed individually, each masher records a daily task. Together, the five create something larger: a material record of repetition, labor, and varied artisanal responses to a shared need. One retains a small metal hanging ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good, wear consistent with age and use; age-appropriate patina, marks, cracks, minor separations. Tallest masher 12 in H x 2.8 in W x 2.8 in D.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Regiment of Love","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50509880230127,"sku":"LU10969251317672","price":1089.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/0613\/7327\/files\/IMG_8138_bg_processed.jpg?v=1786742404","url":"https:\/\/regimentoflove.com\/products\/collection-of-five-antique-primitive-turned-wood-kitchen-mashers","provider":"Regiment of Love","version":"1.0","type":"link"}