Fluting Iron

c. 1941

Lon Cronk

Associated Names
Lon Cronk

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a tabletop pasta machine with a hand crank and a table clamp. The image depicts a traditional manual pasta maker. The machine features a pair of metal rollers and a rotary crank handle with a red wooden grip. Attached to a flat surface by a table clamp, this machine is designed for producing flattened pasta dough sheets. Its elements such as the rollers, wooden handle, and clamp are emphasized by shading and coloration in the illustration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.6 x 28.2 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11629

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Lon Cronk

Wikidata ID

Q64593303

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