Description: Trenton Standard size 3 mortar and size 7 wood handled pestle. Both in good shape for their age. Scientific Medical Circa 1930 Made in the USA Throughout their long history, mortars and pestles have varied dramatically in size, style, and material depending on their purpose. Chemists and pharmacists, for example, have traditionally used small porcelain sets for trituration, the process of grinding chemical compounds. The mortar and pestle offer a rare example of a stable technology, surviving thousands of years without significant refinement. In September 1929 the Maddock family of Trenton, New Jersey was forced to sell American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation which is known today as American Standard. Thus the Standard Trenton product lines were formed. With the bare-bones minimum stamp on the bottom this is one of their first distributed pieces in the 1930s; they further added the Made in the USA, Acid Resisting and dates later in production. This a stoneware mortar and pestle ball. It measures ___ tall, has a ____ top and a ___ base diameter. The base is stamped with Standard Trenton 3. The pestle is stamped with what looks like a 7, is ___ long and has about a ___ rounded end. The pieces were produced to be used for decades more to come their combine weight is almost 5 pounds!! They have only been lightly cleaned of years and years of dust, dirt and debris, so they still retain all the original patina. The pestles wooden handle has slight gap from the ball, but seems secure. Otherwise they are in amazing vintage condition! No gouges, nicks, cracks or damage.
Price: 79.99 USD
Location: Sandy, Oregon
End Time: 2025-01-16T05:38:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
Maker: Trenton
