Domestic object - Tobacco Cutter (early 1900's), ?1900

Historical information

Cast iron tobacco cutter (McMillan cutter). It is a guillotine style cutter used to cut plugs of tobacco to put into smoking pipes. The cutter is held to a wooden base with screws and has a well-worn wooden striker plate. (Originally painted black).

Physical description

Metal tobacco cutter mounted on timber plinth by 4 screws.Metal previously been painted black. (1900s)

Inscriptions & markings

Mc Millan etched in black ink onto the timber table area.

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