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Found some matches.
BTW, breads freeze easily, and they reheat wrapped in foil to let us have hot and fresh bread with any dinner. So easy!
You got that right. It's somewhere well over 100lb. If it weren't so unwieldy to move, I'd stick it on a scale to figure out the actual weight. As it is, I just try not to think about the pain of the next time I need to move it off this table.
Cool slicer timboio! Congratulations on the find.
Did you know that your model 11-A also came as a 11-AP?
https://my.hobartcorp.com/resourcecenter/ProductDocumentation/Slicer 11-AP Slicer Specification.pdf
Holy cow. What a project that is to replace the part. Like a jigsaw puzzle. You are a patient person to do that, and you will be rewarded with a most excellent slicer when done.
Love the paint jobs you fellas have done for your slicers, too. I say make room for those beauties in your kitchens, and show them off, too. These are some fun and useful gems.
Can you use the meat slicers for other foods? If so, what kinds?
Holy cow. What a project that is to replace the part. Like a jigsaw puzzle. You are a patient person to do that, and you will be rewarded with a most excellent slicer when done.
Love the paint jobs you fellas have done for your slicers, too. I say make room for those beauties in your kitchens, and show them off, too. These are some fun and useful gems.
Can you use the meat slicers for other foods? If so, what kinds?
Nice find! I also have an older one that is similar to yours. I picked it up $50 and had intensions of restoring it back to factory mint. I'm guessing that yours is friction driven as well. My dad and I started the restoration and got everything cleaned up and running. My intentions of bringing it back to factory mint was short lived. These early electric Hobarts are porcelain coated and not painted. Which made the restoration come to a grinding halt. I believe there are only a couple places left in the country that will take porcelain coating projects. Unfortunately I can't justify the cost and shipping it would take to restore the slicer. If money was endless I would in a heart beat.
I'm glad you were able to find some information on yours. I picked up an American Slicing Machine hand crank slicer and had to do a bunch of research myself. Turns out American Slicing Machine Company was pre-Berkel in the United States. Made in Chicago. American Slicing Machine Company ended up becoming United States Berkel. The patent on the slicer ended either in 1919 or 1920. It needs a full restoration and 99% complete. I couldn't pass on it when it came up for sale.
Something neat about these old slicers. Cool to see your post here on the forum.
I was recently given one of these slicer by my father. This is the only thing I've found on the web in regards to a similar model. What a cool gadget!