Slicer for food, probably cheese, wooden and rectangle with metal blade and handle. Arcadia Manufacturing Co Newark New York Patent 1885-1891shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, warrnambool, shipwrecked artifact, slicer, food slicer, cheese, arcidia, newark

This item was used in Dicken's Store. Originally the Pardew Brothers store in Nicholson Street, Orbost, Frank Dicken purchased the shop business. It was a bakery and general store and was known as F.B. Dicken and Son. In 1948 they bought the shop freehold . The store remains today converted into two separate shops. The meat slicer was purchased from Henry Berry and Company a large wholesale grocers and general merchant company, first established in Melbourne in 1859.The Dicken store is a prominent Orbost building. Frank and May Dicken moved to Orbost in 1936 where Frank became manager of Pardew Brothers store in Nicholson Street. In 1945, Frank purchased the business and in 1947, formed a partnership with his son, Selwyn. The store was then called F.B. Dicken and Son. The premises are still retained by the Dicken family although the shop business was sold in 1981. (ref. In Times Gone By - Deborah Hall)A heavy commercial meat slicer which sits on bench. Frame is painted red. The tray moves as the handle turns. The main structure is cast iron. It has a circular steel blade. The chrome output tray is detachable. The movable carriage has a cast aluminium tray with spikes to hold the meat and there is an adjustable clamp to secure the meat.INVICTA Model No 302 21 HENRY BERRY PTY LTD MELBfood-preparation dicken-store meat-slicer

This large bean slicer was first manufactured in the late 1800's in England and exported to Australia. Due to the transportation costs it was not used in many Domestic kitchens. This slicer would have been in a kitchen of a higher socio/economic family within the Kiewa Valley. In the 1930's the manufacturer traded this slicer as "domestic labour-saving slicers". This was the beginning of new generation of the kitchen "gadget". The introduction of the Asian "gadget" manufacturer from the late 1950's saw English export diminish by the cheaper Asian products.This item has great significance because it demonstrates that even "remote rural" locations, such as the Kiewa Valley in the early 1900s still were able to optain "state of the art" labour saving "kitchen" appliances. It was these English and European goods that were made "to last" which brought the mind set "British is best" This mindset was only altered by periods of Australian economic down turns and the cheap Asian product availabilityThis bean slicer is made from cast iron with a round body housing three rotating blades screwed into a riveted spinning base plate. The whole body of this slicer is green with a "natural coloured" handle. A "G" clamp is part of the main frame to fasten the slicer onto a table/counter top (when in use). On the side of the handle and along the top plate "SPONG & Co Ltd" and opposite "BEAN SLICER" below this "No 633"domestic kitchen time savers, food processors, bean slicers

This item would have been made, possibly by the blacksmith. This item shows ingenuity in producing a item for use in the home. It may have been home-made because comparable items may not have been available to buy or possibly because of the maker's financial situation.Roughly made - home produced. Long handle with flattened slice-end riveted on. Diamond pattern of holes to allow drainage of oil/liquid.kitchen, food, preparation, tin, homemade, egg, slice

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Used in kitchen to cut carrots, cheese slices, onions. boiled eggs, etc.Painted black guillotine on a wooden stand. An iron pole keeps the guillotine in vertical position at one end of the block. Driven by two wheels when a handle is turned. A tilting beam moves the guillotine up and down to cut vegetables, etc. Blade 18cm long by 6.5cm wide. Metal plate missing under blade. A rotatable drum to contain the food to be chopped, which is rotated by a cog at the base (also missing) turns the container. The upright holding chopper blade e is a modification made because of the missing container.|The following description is from Ken Turner Booklet referred to under 'Reference'. ----|The Starrett food chopper would certainly have to be considered one of the more interesting inventions, which incidentally is now considered the ultimate in kitchen collectables. Laroy Starrett in later years' told of how the design of his food chopper was inspired by the action of the walking beam engine used on the Mississippi steam boats. When the crank handle of the chopper is turned, this sets in motion a mechanism which is just fascinating to watch. The crank activates a flywheel which in turn, by a series of cogs and levers, simultaneously rotates a food holding container and raises and lowers within the rotating container, a guillotine like 'chopping blade - the action does not only look like that of a beam steam engine, it even in a way sounds like one, although somewhat noisier. Starrett produced seven different models of these choppers, ranging in size appropriate for domestic use to heavy duty models for butchers, restaurants and for hotel use. The small model was capable of chopping 3lbs in three minutes, and the largest had a capacity for chopping something like 100 lbs in an hour. The mechanical chopper, which became affectionately known as the 'hasher', was the first of some one hundred of Starrett's inventions, and these include a washing machine patented in 1865 which had a similar action to his food chopper, a food press patented in 1873, and a device for lacing shoes he patented in 1886.domestic items, food preparation

The donor stated that the machine is about 100years old.Metal food cutter with rotary blade and handle. Base has lower shaft with screw to attach to table.Sterling Slicer No.10 NRS&Co Rochester New Yorkdomestic items, food preparation

Mechanical food choppers or hashers (commonly called in the U.S.A.) were used around the 1880's to chop up food.Starrett cast iron mechanical food chopper with tin barrel, on green wooden base. With booklet. kitchenware, slicers, kitchen equipment

This tool appears to be a handmade or improvised bread knife or cake slicer, possibly used in a bakery or home setting. The scalloped edge is typical of bread knives, which prevent crushing soft bread while slicing. The dual-blade, tong-like design may have been intended to cut even slices simultaneously or to assist with handling delicate baked goods. The handmade nature suggests it may have been fabricated locally by a blacksmith or craftsman, likely in the early to mid-20th century.The item consists of a pair of long, serrated metal blades connected by a looped metal handle, resembling a scissor-like or tong mechanism. Each blade has a wavy, scalloped edge, designed to make clean cuts, likely for slicing bread, cakes, or other soft foods. The handles are made of metal rods, bent into a loop for grip and control. They are joined together at one end, allowing for a squeezing motion to operate the blades. The metal surfaces show significant rust and patina, indicating extensive age and use. The blades have tape reinforcements, possibly for structural repair or to hold them in position.bread, knife, kitchen, utensil, cutting tool, household item

This is an early manual can opener, designed for cutting open tin cans before the invention of the rotating wheel-style openers. These types of openers were widely used in the late 19th to early 20th century, when canned food became popular. The hooked end was used to puncture the can lid, and the curved blade would be maneuvered around the edge to slice through the metal.This is a vintage cast-iron can opener with a simple yet sturdy design. It features a solid handle with embossed lettering, which reads "GUARD". At the opposite end, there is a curved cutting blade and a hooked section for puncturing and guiding along the lid of a can. The surface of the opener has a dark patina, with signs of rust and wear, indicating significant age and use. Used by railway gangers when camping out.The word “GUARD” is embossed on the handle, possibly indicating the brand or manufacturer.cutting tool, tin opener, can opener, kitchen, utensil, railway ganger, camping, stockman, household item

This set appears to be from the 19th or early 20th century, possibly used in farmhouse or rural settings. The two-tined fork is characteristic of Victorian-era dining utensils, particularly used for meat carving or serving. The rounded knife blade suggests it was meant for spreading butter, slicing cooked meat, or cutting soft foods rather than for precision cutting. Similar cutlery sets were common in working-class homes, inns, and farms, where practicality and durability were prioritized over ornate design. Over time, stainless steel replaced carbon steel, making rust-resistant utensils more common in the 20th century.A two-piece set consisting of a knife and a fork, both featuring wooden handles and metal blades/prongs. The fork has two tines, a common feature in older cutlery styles, and a wide, rounded wooden handle that appears worn and aged. The knife has a broad, rounded tip and a straight-edged metal blade, which is heavily rusted and corroded. Its wooden handle is thicker at the base, tapering slightly towards the blade. Both utensils show significant signs of wear, with the metal surfaces covered in rust and patina, and the wooden handles appearing smooth from years of use.knife, fork, utensil, kitchen, cooking, household item

This is a classic mechanical apple peeler, corer, and slicer, commonly used in kitchens to quickly prepare apples for cooking, baking, or preserving. The user would attach the apple to the pronged fork, turn the crank, and the machine would peel the skin, remove the core, and slice the apple in one motion. These devices were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries and were often found in home kitchens and food preparation areas.This is a vintage hand-cranked apple peeler, corer, and slicer. It consists of a metal frame painted green with a rotating mechanism operated by a hand crank. The device is designed to be clamped onto a table or countertop using an adjustable screw mechanism at the base. The main components include: A hand-crank with a wooden handle, attached to a spiral metal rod. A spiked fork where an apple would be secured. A cutting blade assembly, which includes a coring blade and a peeling blade, positioned to remove the skin while rotating the fruit. A support arm with rollers and gears, which moves the apple through the peeling and coring process.apple, corer, peeler, kitchen, fruit, household item