A simple cardboard tube sliding inside another one, the hand vacuum pump was invented in the 1970s by Norma McCulloch of Rongotea in Manawatū. The pump used in kitchens around New Zealand to extract air from freezer bags before the contents are frozen. This saves space in the freezer and improves the quality of the frozen food.
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My mum has had an identical
Marion Gooden (not verified)
13 August 2022
I have one of these and used
Margaret Carmichael (not verified)
24 August 2017
She also made a beautifully
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19 August 2017
She also made a fantastic
Ann Warren (not verified)
26 November 2016
I bought an identical pump in
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14 August 2016
My Mum had one of these, but
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04 June 2012
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