Posted 8 years ago
a9mmguy
(5 items)
This is a 1930's era meat slicing machine manufactured by the American Meat Slicing Machine Co of Chicago. I found it in the back of a convenience store that from 1920 until about 1970 was a meat market. As I understand it, the slicer was last used in about 1960. Everything is original except for two bearings that I had to replace, and I also installed a grounded electrical cord. The belt is also original, although I did buy a new one as a spare.
The blade is not is good shape, and I would certainly not use it any longer for slicing meat or any other food. I was not able to find a replacement for it anywhere.
The Westinghouse motor runs like it was built yesterday. The machine with pedestal weighs about 140 lbs, and is a great example of the way Americans used to build stuff...literally to last 100 years.
That's a really neat machine. Does it seem safe to use when used properly? Some old slicers of a lot of exposed blade.
That blade is nearly 100 years old. I asked several welders if they could fix the crack and they all told me that any kind of welding or machining on such old (brittle) metal would probably make it worse. That's why I won't even turn it on with the blade attached....not worth getting hurt by flying shrapnel. If cost were not an object, I'm sure someone somewhere would and could make a new blade...but I'm more interested in the asthetics than ever using it again for it's original purpose.