Significance

Hand-operated mincers were common items of domestic equipment up until 1960s. they were used for chopping meat into small pieces. Meat was fed into the funnel at the top of the mixer and would then pass through a hand-cranked screw conveyor that would squash the meat before passing it through the metal plate which would result in stands of meat of varying thicknesses depending on the sizing of the plates. The use of these mincers declined with the availability of powered mincers.

Physical description

'Nift-Tee' hand-operated meat mincer with a clamp below the main structure which permits fastening of the mincer to a solid table or ledge. Made of cast iron with a red wooden hand grip. There are two separate mincing attachments and a small cover for the mincer outlet. Manufactured by Pope Products Ltd in South Australia early to mid-20th century.

Inscriptions & markings

'NIF-TEE' on one side of mincer.
'MAJOR' on the other side.
'A POPE PRODUCT MADE IN AUS' on handle