"Mixobeater" development documents
Creation: 1869-1925Abstract
The Mixobeater was a machine developed for the baking and food processing industries by the Meteor Mixing Machine Company and Mixobeater Machinery Company, of New York. The collection pertains mainly to the sale of machine parts and business dealings to Fitchburg Machine Works and include lists of patents, drawings and instructions, and correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1869-1925
Creator
- Mixobeater Machinery Company, Inc. (Organization)
- Meteor Mixing Machine Company (Organization)
Extent
210 item(s)
Physical Description
Most items are fragile because of highly acidic paper.
Historical Note
The Mixobeater was a machine developed for the baking and food processing industries by the Meteor Mixing Machine Company and Mixobeater Machinery Company Inc., of New York. The Mixobeater Machine Company Inc. manufactured and sold a line of kitchen machines that did mixing, beating, straining, sieving, mashing, and chopping. The machines were named Meteor, Mixobeater, Handymaid, and Whipobeater. The company went bankrupt and was succeeded by Meteor Mixing Machine Company Inc. In 1921, the Fitchburg Machine Works, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, acquired the rights to manufacture the Mixobeater.
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the development of the "Mixobeater," a machine developed for the baking and food processing business. The papers appear to have been assembled by Mixobeater Machinery Company and Meteor Mixing Maching Company president Herman W. Schneider (1913-1987) in prepation for the sale of the company's assets to the Fitchburg Machine Works of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The bulk of the documents are patents collected in a search for patents that covered a variety of food processing devices. There are also blueprints, drawings and instruction sheets, Schneider's correspondence relating to the sale, inventories, testimonials from satisfied customers, and a stock certificate.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- "Mixobeater" development documents
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Ashley Williams
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
