The internet came together to solve the mystery of this unusual kitchen tool, tracing its history back to the early days of culinary innovation.
The journey of the rotating mixer began in 1856 when Baltimore tinner Ralph Collier patented the first design. Soon after, in 1857, E.P. Griffith introduced a whisk in England, followed by J.F. and E.P. Monroe’s hand-turned rotary egg beater in 1859, which was patented in the U.S.