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Cheese cutter
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- Large, gold-trimmed, cream-colored metal cheese cutter used for cutting loaf cheese. Consists of a large, rectangular base with guides for the cutting board down the center and a hinged cutting blade with a lever. Attached to the side is a small ruler and a metal plate that is engraved with the wor…
- Manufacturer Notes
- Gibbs Tools and Stamping Works
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- FOOD PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Canada: Vancouver, British Columbia
- Description
- Large, gold-trimmed, cream-colored metal cheese cutter used for cutting loaf cheese. Consists of a large, rectangular base with guides for the cutting board down the center and a hinged cutting blade with a lever. Attached to the side is a small ruler and a metal plate that is engraved with the words: "Patent No. 260328 / Goldenloaf Cheese Cutter" as well as manufacturer's information. A place mounted to the blade reads: "Ask for Goldenloaf Cheese / Three Flavours / Canadian Pimento Swiss".
- History Of Use
- Presumably this cheese cutter was used in the Bulkley Valley in Watson's Store, which started operating in the 1920s.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Height
- 22.5
- Width
- 31.5
- Length
- 50.7
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1991.116.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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