Object Record
Images
Additional Images [2]
Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.076.054 |
Object Name |
Slicer, Vegetable |
Title |
Sterling Slicer (from Rochester, New York) |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
Early 20th-century |
Made |
N.R.S. Co. |
Place of Origin |
Rochester, New York, United States of America |
Description |
Hand-cranked vegetable, fruit and meat slicer, early 20th-c. It has a wooden grip on the turning handle. It is made to clamp to a table or counter edge and has tempered steel blades and is easily taken apart for cleaning. It has "Sterling Slicer" stamped on one side and "N.R.S., Co., Rochester, NY" on the other. |
Makers mark |
It has "Sterling Slicer" stamped on one side and "N.R.S., Co., Rochester, NY" on the other. |
Provenance |
This slicer was manufactured in Rochester, New York by the N.R.S. Co. Provenance unknown. Last owned by Rick Harrison and Don McKay of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Food Processing Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Metal / Wood |
Dimensions |
W-8.3 L-35 D-9 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Harrison, John |
Function |
"Slices all kinds of vegetables and fruits--any thickness--all slices even. Makes the best coldslaw and Saratoga chips, recuts for French-fried potatoes, squares for soups, etc. Prepares vegetables in squares or strips for cooking. Slices sausages and cooked meats. Cuts up anything for salads, meat for meat pies, material for pickles, and has a great variety of uses." (1906 catalogue) |