Now I had all but forgotten this metal food processor.
Long before the swish big electric models, most homes had one of these.
Ours was used to mince the meat from the Sunday roast, and I suspect everything else.
It was made of metal, was operated by hand, and sat on the kitchen table.
Unlike this one, ours had a clamp, which meant that when it was not in use it would be stored away, freeing the table for other uses.
And like so many objects from the family home, I have no idea what happened to it.
I do know that in the fullness of time the basic gas cooker on the left of the picture was replaced by a similar model on the right.
Mum and Dad, I recall bought into a Cannon cooker around 1963, which survived the move from Peckham to Well Hall and lasted well into the 1980s. Its novel feature was that it had the grill above the hob, which at the time we thought was quite neat.
All of which leaves the source for the picture, which comes from Manchester and was one of three featuring the food processor.
I am not sure why they were taken but I suspect they were part of a series focusing on modern kitchens.
In these energy conscious days, I rather think I would like a hand operated model, if only because they were so easy to use.
At which point I am sure someone will provide advice.
And they have, Barbarello pointed out that a modern version is now being sold, and more than a few have pointed out that we called them a "mincer" which I thought was just a name unique to our family.
Then to finish off Chris Payne sent over a picture of his family mincer, which I instantly recognised as the model we had in or house.
Location; Manchester
Picture; the food processor or mincer, 1959,"Courtesy of Manchester Archives+ Town Hall Photographers' Collection", https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums/72157684413651581?fbclid=IwAR0t6qAJ0-XOmfUDDqk9DJlgkcNbMlxN38CZUlHeYY4Uc45EsSMmy9C1YCk
, and the more humble one, from Chris Payne, 2020
Ours was used to mince the meat from the Sunday roast, and I suspect everything else.
It was made of metal, was operated by hand, and sat on the kitchen table.
Unlike this one, ours had a clamp, which meant that when it was not in use it would be stored away, freeing the table for other uses.
And like so many objects from the family home, I have no idea what happened to it.
Mum and Dad, I recall bought into a Cannon cooker around 1963, which survived the move from Peckham to Well Hall and lasted well into the 1980s. Its novel feature was that it had the grill above the hob, which at the time we thought was quite neat.
All of which leaves the source for the picture, which comes from Manchester and was one of three featuring the food processor.
I am not sure why they were taken but I suspect they were part of a series focusing on modern kitchens.
In these energy conscious days, I rather think I would like a hand operated model, if only because they were so easy to use.
And they have, Barbarello pointed out that a modern version is now being sold, and more than a few have pointed out that we called them a "mincer" which I thought was just a name unique to our family.
Then to finish off Chris Payne sent over a picture of his family mincer, which I instantly recognised as the model we had in or house.
Location; Manchester
Picture; the food processor or mincer, 1959,"Courtesy of Manchester Archives+ Town Hall Photographers' Collection", https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums/72157684413651581?fbclid=IwAR0t6qAJ0-XOmfUDDqk9DJlgkcNbMlxN38CZUlHeYY4Uc45EsSMmy9C1YCk
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