Antique Mortar and Pestle
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Yesterday at an antiques sale I bought a really neat old mortar and pestle which came out of central Mexico (molcajete y tejolete ).
Yesterday at an antiques sale I bought a really neat old mortar and pestle which came out of central Mexico (molcajete y tejolete ).
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It is hard to say what "really old" means in something made out of wood. But the words clearly apply here.
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The pestle is a little over 4 feet long at 50 inches (127 cm).
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The mortar is 17 inches tall (43 cm) and 22 inches in diameter (56 cm).
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The wood that the mortar is carved from is extremely old and weather beaten. The bottom of the mortar has been patched with a piece of metal, which certainly indicates that it has had extensive use.
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The man I bought it from said that he had heard these mortars were used to grind up coffee. I doubt that. I am not sure what food stuff was ground in this mortar, but a whole lot of it has been ground over many years.
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The pestle is a little over 4 feet long at 50 inches (127 cm).
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The mortar is 17 inches tall (43 cm) and 22 inches in diameter (56 cm).
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The wood that the mortar is carved from is extremely old and weather beaten. The bottom of the mortar has been patched with a piece of metal, which certainly indicates that it has had extensive use.
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The man I bought it from said that he had heard these mortars were used to grind up coffee. I doubt that. I am not sure what food stuff was ground in this mortar, but a whole lot of it has been ground over many years.
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With no automation of any sort, just pure manual labor.
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Here is what wikipedia has to say about mortars & pestles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_and_pestle
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Here is what wikipedia has to say about mortars & pestles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_and_pestle
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