Lot Essay
After having been given an egg slicer by friends, Weston states, The taut wire strings for slicing give it the appearance of a musical instrument, a miniature harp. I put the hard-boiled egg, stripped for cutting into it, a couple more eggs were commandeered to balance, and two aluminum baking dishes, the halved kind, made to fit together in a round steamer were used in back. Result, - excellent... (Daybooks II. California, p. 168)