Historical information
This bean cutter would have had a local donor but has no provenance.
Significance
This is representative of a style of kitchen utensil used for food preparation in the 2nd half of the 20th century.
Physical description
'Swift Bean Cutter'. Green plastic handle which has a slight curve for ease of holding and which has maker's inscription. Cutting section has a secured cutting blade and two apertures for coarse and fine slicing against the cutting blade.
Inscriptions & markings
On handle: 'SWIFT'
On back of handle, the initials 'M I' are scratched into the plastic.
On cutting section: 'SWIFT BEAN CUTTER / PAT NO'S / 105/037 / 985/37'