Lot 671:
Assortment of Antique and Vintage Cast Iron Food Choppers and Hand Tools
Description
A collection of eleven vintage and antique kitchen utensils and industrial tools constructed from cast iron, carbon steel, and wood. The group features two manual crank food choppers with C-clamp bases. One is a cast iron Universal Food Chopper No. 0, which bears several embossed marks on the body including UNIVERSAL, FOOD CHOPPER, NO. 0, PAT. OCT. 12. 97, MAY 15. 1900, and RE. SEPT. 5. 99. The second chopper is a larger horizontal model with a wooden crank handle.The collection includes a variety of cutting tools: a slicing knife with a steel blade stamped HAND HAMMERED and a wooden handle secured by three brass rivets; a heavy butcher knife with a wide, rusted blade and a two-rivet wooden handle; a chef’s knife with a stainless steel blade and a dark wood handle; and a rotary pizza cutter with a turned light-colored wooden handle.Additional kitchen utensils consist of a mechanical lever-action ice cream scoop with white composite gears and a wooden handle, a deep metal serving spoon with a wooden handle, and a large circular perforated skimmer with a long metal shaft and a red-painted wooden handle. The lot is completed by a large, double open-end industrial wrench featuring a square cutout in the center of the handle.Hand Hammered Knife Length: 13 inchesWrench Length: 16.5 inchesWrench Large Opening Width: 3 inchesUniversal No. 0 Chopper Height: 10 inches.
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