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Item 1517
Please note all pictures on our site are of the actual piece you will receive, not a stock photo of a similar piece.

Unrestored.  Sold as found.  All original.

Alexanderwerks is a foundry started in 1885 in Germany.  The founder Alexander von der Nahmer, brought back the idea of a hand cranked meat grinder from America and decided to make his own in his factory in Germany.   They made a lot of home kitchen products including meat grinders (yes, we have some if you’d like) and this fruit juicer which is pretty cleverly designed, with the juice coming out one end and the pulped fruit out another (near the crank).  These in German are called beerenpress, which may have something do with brewing, or maybe with berries.  Alexanderwerk is still in business today.

Marked:  “Alexanderwerk 376”

15” x 11”

Unrestored

In great shape.  Clean it and use it.

$50 shipped

As always we are happy to take back pieces if you are not 100% satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

Item 1415
Please note all pictures on our site are of the actual piece you will receive, not a stock photo of a similar piece.  Additionally all our pieces unless marked otherwise are fully restored and seasoned.  Just wash them and start cooking.

At first glance this seems a very ordinary fancy handled round griddle, but when you turn it over you see a very unique handle design and unusual marking.  I have no clue who made this piece (and I’d really like to know as it is one of the coolest handled griddles I’ve ever stumbled across).  Handle is hollowed on the upper side with what almost appears to be a deep well at the edge where the handle meets the griddle.  Cooking surface shows some some big voids where pouring occurred and air or debris was trapped.  Outside of that area surface is very nicely smoothed.   Bottom has a nice distinct inset heat ring.  Inside the ring you can see minor pitting from use on a wood stove.

Only marking is a “9”

10” 1/2 diameter

Cleaned via lye method, hand buffed and seasoned with 3 layers of non-GMO canola oil.

No cracks, chips.  Small wobble when tested on a sheet of glass.   Cooking surface primitive with some casting flaws but pretty good for the age.  Will only get better with use.

$80 shipped

As always we are happy to take back pieces if you are not 100% satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

Item 1051

Some of you may not know this but I love old kitchen knives.  Old carbon steel blades were probably some of the best blades ever made for kitchen use.  They keep an edge well, are easy to touch up with a steel (or ceramic), and cut better than almost anything made today.  Most professional chefs, love and pamper their carbon steel knives as lesser replacement knives can cost anywhere from $150-500 each.

Primitive and possibly home made butcher knife with 7” blade.  Nice blade.  Great hand feel.   Feel the history.  Design is pre 1900.

Knife features  hidden tang, original wood scales, single pined blade and ferrule to secure blade, with a 7” blade.  Scales (handles) that appear to be oak (but full disclosure is that my wood identification power is spotty so please check the pictures). Ready for use.

This Knife has been professionally restored,  polished and sharpened it is RAZOR SHARP.  It has some nicks and scars from use. Small crack in scale from where blade was pinned.

Unmarked

$60 shipped.

*High carbon steel knives are highly sought after knives loved by professional and home cooks alike due to the quality of the steel, the edge it maintains and the hardness that is not matched by other knives.  If you don’t believe me, take a look the opinions of Alton Brown.  Please note these are NOT stainless steel knives, they do require a little bit of care (prompt washing and drying after use, occasional sharpening, etc), but hey, if you can maintain a cast iron pan you’ll find this a piece of cake.  Over time they will develop a patina, and even stain.  But they are probably the best quality steel knives you’ll ever use.

As always we are happy to combine shipping, as well as take back pieces if you are not satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

Item 2302
Please note all pictures on our site are of the actual piece you will receive, not a stock photo of a similar piece. Additionally all our pieces unless marked otherwise are fully restored and seasoned. Just wash them and start cooking.

Unrestored – sold as found.

This is a fully marked stove burner cover sometimes called a simmering cover for an Andes Stove – which was made by the Phillips and Clark Stove Company in Troy, New York. It’s a highly decorative piece with lots of detail, flowers and a company crest. Has an arm for locking into the stove (presumably so it would not shift if you moved a pot atop it.

Marked: “Andes Stove and Range”

7” 1/2 diameter. about 3/4” thick.

Sold as found. No cracks or chips.

$30 shipped – Get a $10 shipping rebate if ordered with a #6 or larger skillet that includes shipping.

As always we are happy to take back pieces if you are not 100% satisfied. (Please see return policy)

Item 1054

Some of you may not know this but I love old kitchen knives.  Old carbon steel blades were probably some of the best blades ever made for kitchen use.  They keep an edge well, are easy to touch up with a steel (or ceramic), and cut better than almost anything made today.  Most professional chefs, love and pamper their carbon steel knives as lesser replacement knives can cost anywhere from $150-500 each.

This is a real collector piece – an antique J.A. Henckels German made 12” carving/slicing knife.  You just don’t find these anywhere.   Henckels is still in business and make some of the finest knives in the world.   A lot of handwork went into making knives of this type, for while the blade could be produced in the factory, adding the handle and balance plates to give it proper hand feel required the work of a craftsman.  For that reason not many of these Henckels stag handled knives can be found.

Knife features  hidden tang with bottom plate (to hold the blade in place and give the knife balance), stag horn handle, decorative ferrule, with a 12” blade (with small bolster.  Ready for use.

This Knife has been professionally restored,  polished and sharpened it is RAZOR SHARP.  It has some nicks and scars from use.

Marked:  “J.A. Henckels” Germany on the bottom of the blade, aligned vertically with the bolster which may well indicate that the knife is older than I’m stating as typically the name is placed along the length, rather than the short width of the blade.

$175 shipped.  (buy it with a stag horn handled carving fork and get a $5 rebate on the pair)

*High carbon steel knives are highly sought after knives loved by professional and home cooks alike due to the quality of the steel, the edge it maintains and the hardness that is not matched by other knives.  If you don’t believe me, take a look the opinions of Alton Brown.  Please note these are NOT stainless steel knives, they do require a little bit of care (prompt washing and drying after use, occasional sharpening, etc), but hey, if you can maintain a cast iron pan you’ll find this a piece of cake.  Over time they will develop a patina, and even stain.  But they are probably the best quality steel knives you’ll ever use.

As always we are happy to combine shipping, as well as take back pieces if you are not satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

Item 2063
Please note all pictures on our site are of the actual piece you will receive, not a stock photo of a similar piece. Additionally all our pieces unless marked otherwise are fully restored and seasoned.

Lightly cleaned and oiled, not fully restored

This is the earliest version of the White Mountain Apple Parer/peeler that I’ve ever run across. D.H Goodell was the witness to the patent (he later became the name/owner of the patent and produced these and many other models under the Goodell name). This one is an oldie with a 1881 patent (add link) which list it as an apple parer, gorger, and slicer. In great shape with the early head that did not have the large shaver like attachment. This probably was an early production piece as the 1 in the date is backwards, and that was corrected fairly early on. Usually early ones of these are marked with the Goodell name and Antrim, NH and usually have a different cutting head. Turns freely.

Marked: “Pat. June, 14, 1881” as the only markings. Note that the 1 in “14” is backwards, and a casting drip obscures the 81 of 1881.

9” 1/2 x 6” 5/8 when at it’s smallest.

Lightly cleaned and oiled only. Otherwise as found.

No cracks, or chips. Works great.

$55 shipped

As always we are happy to take back pieces if you are not 100% satisfied. (Please see return policy)