583740 Mon Dec 29 20:07:48 -0800 2008 6 41 Cookware 0 4281799 So my sister and I went through an antique shop this afternoon looking to add to her cast iron cookware collection and we tripped over an "electric rolling pin." That is what it looked like, and that is what the tag said it was. It looked like it was right out of the 40's or early 50's, with turquoise bakelite or resin handles and an old electric cord coming out of the end of one of the handles. The barrel was about 14" long, covered in a rubberish material and had small groves that ran the length of the barrel, similar to a lefse pin, but the groves didn't run around the barrel like a lefse pin....or at least like the ones I have seen. It did not feel heavy enough to have a motor or gears, so our best guess is that the electricity was used to heat the pin rather than roll it. Any one have any ideas on what this was used for? I can't think of a dough or pastry that would need to be rolled with heat. We would have bought it for the novelity, but it was priced well out of our "curosity" range. After spending an hour or so searching on-line I have come up with nothing. Mon Dec 29 20:07:48 -0800 2008 252489 greggc 1 4286552 Maybe an electric hair straightener? Wed Dec 31 15:11:08 -0800 2008 4281799 62998 DebL 1 4287044 Electric rolling pin=sheeter. Wed Dec 31 22:08:57 -0800 2008 4281799 22220 Kelli2006 2 4312461 Can't say I've ever seen a hand-held sheeter before. Possibly it was simply the roller attachment to another device. Thanks for the suggestion however. Fri Jan 09 17:48:18 -0800 2009 4287044 252489 greggc 1 4312508 I vaguely recall my parents giving or getting an "electric rolling pin" around 1970. It was a gag gift - just a regular rolling pin with a cord coming out of the handle. In retrospect, maybe it was some sort of social commentary on the trend of domestic modernization. At the time, though, it was just confusing to this literal-minded child. Fri Jan 09 18:01:44 -0800 2009 4281799 58743 alanbarnes 1 4765500 I found it as well and couldn't resist it. The roller is aluminum with grooves lengthwise approximately 1/2 inch apart. The tag says Model 60 Roll 'N'-Pin 115 volts, 60 cycle 52 amp. Revo-Life Inc Adamsville, Pennsylvania I wondered if maybe it was some sort of electric iron. Maybe for pleating? Would love to find more info on it! Doesn't look like something you'd cook with???? Thu Jun 11 21:28:36 -0700 2009 4281799 1082767 StitchJunkie 2 4765694 Did you say 52 amps.??!! Considering most homes at that time had 100 amp services, this thing packed quite a wallop. That would blow out fuses from here to kingdom come, which is where its user would wind up if it malfunctioned. Fri Jun 12 02:10:51 -0700 2009 4765500 10668 johnb