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Functional object - Commercial Cheese Slicer, 1900s

  • Cheese slicer on wooden base with raised arm showing cutting wire

    Image of cheese slicer with raised arm showing cutting wire

  • Front of cheese slicer with lowered arm. Wooden base and marble slabs.

    Image of front of cheese slicer

  • Cheese slicer on wooden base with raised arm showing cutting wire
  • Front of cheese slicer with lowered arm. Wooden base and marble slabs.

Historical information

This cheese slicer was gifted to the donor at their wedding in 1969. It was used in a health food shop in Upwey until 2008. It is believed to date from 1900s and to have been originally used in a local shop, possibly in Cockatoo.

Significance

This cheese slicer is an excellent example of food processing equipment used in local businesses over the past 100 years.

Physical description

Cheese slicer comprising rectangular wooden base and a handle with cutting wire at the base. Handle can be lifted up and down to cut the slice which is laid on two marble blocks.

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