General
General
Object Auto ID
62867
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_63898
NTO216
Common Name
Foodchopper
Classified Name
Metal
Local Name
Food chopper
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Metal, on wooden block with four legs. Swivelling blade; surround and legs yellowwood. Used to cut bread on the farm "Komskloof", Camdeboo district (Mr P.A. du Plessis).

Provenance

The object was donated by Mrs E. Barnes. It came from a farm called "Komsokloof" in Camdeboo district. (Mr P.A. du Plessis)

Owner
Port Elizabeth Museum
Description
Material Types
Iron
Colours
Brown
Distinguishing Features

It's brown metal on a piece of wood. Sometime its called called guillotine because it's used to chop meat.

Inscriptions
None
Measurement Type Unit Value
Height
cm
71.70
Dimension Comments
Overall height = 71.7cm
Height of stand = 56.3 cm
Length = 54cm
Width = 30cm
Length of the blade = 39cm
History
Object Age
2019
Place of Use
Port Elizabeth Museum
Collector
Port Elizabeth Museum
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
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