19th C. "Sensible Press" Fruit and Lard Press
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 82 |
| Estimate | 75.00 - 200.00 USD |
| Auction | 98 Pony Road Estate Auction |
| Date | August 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT |
| Auction house | North American Auction Company |
| Location | Bozeman, Montana |
Featured in this lot is this "Sensible Press" Fruit and Lard Press circa 19th century. This antique "Sensible Press," manufactured around 1900 by N.R. Streeter & Co. in Rochester, New York, is a classic example of heavy cast-iron American craftsmanship. Designed as a multi-use kitchen tool, it allowed households to easily extract juices for jellies, press cider, and separate liquid lard from cracklings. It features a turning top wheel that forces a internal plunger disk down a central screw, pushing the ingredients against a perforated steel cylinder to channel liquids through the bottom spout. Its unique split-yoke top frame hinges outward via heavy wing nuts, allowing the entire press to be disassembled effortlessly for thorough cleaning. The press is sold as is.
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