Enterprise Smoked Beef Shaver

Object/Artifact

Historic Sugartown

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2019.1.39

Description

Enterprise Smoked Beef Shaver with pendulum knife. Patented July 12, 1881. Japanned. Marketed towards grocers.

Use

Slicing meat

Collection

The Enterprise Collection

Cataloged By

Heather P. Reiffer

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Pa.

Date made

circa 1881 - circa 1930

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Place

City

Philadelphia

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Side of pendulum knife

Transcription

"ENTERPRISE MFG. CO. PHILADELPHIA, PAT. JULY 12.1881. IMPROVED"

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Slicer, Meat

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Slicer, Food

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Cutting

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

Beef shaver

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall

Height

18 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Length

22 in

Material

cast iron, Wood

Color

Black

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Rust, Pitting

Date Examined

Mar 13, 2022

Examined By

Heather P. Reiffer

Create Date

March 13, 2022

Update Date

March 29, 2022