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Domestic object - Bean Cutter

  • Bean cutter with green plastic handle and metal cutting end both inscribed with maker's marks.

    Image of front of bean cutter

  • Back of bean cutter with two letters scratched into the green plastic handle.

    Image of back of bean cutter

  • Bean cutter with green plastic handle and metal cutting end both inscribed with maker's marks.
  • Back of bean cutter with two letters scratched into the green plastic handle.

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'

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