Early American country kitchen food chopper signed P. W. Colby. It is very unusual to find early signed kitchen tools. Measures 6 inches across the chopper and 6 inches high. Note the hand welding joint that holds the chopper to the shaft. Handmade by an advanced blacksmith in the early 19thc. It bears an old inventory tag showing it was part of an early collection.

18thc American country kitchen chopper with wooden handle and hand-forged blade. Note how the blacksmith split the ends of the handle arms to clamp the top of the blade and set them with handmade rivets. The blade measures 9 inches across and 4.25 inches high. The chopper measures 8.5 inches from the top of the handle to the bottom of the blade.

Antique RUNKEL BROTHERS Breakfast Cocoa advertising tin, New York. This is very old and shows signs of wear from age and use, but over all in good unaltered condition with the patina it's earned after 100+ years. The tin measures 5" to top of lid x 2.5" square. Some of the wording..."U.S. SERIAL NUMBER 5"..."GUARANTEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, JUNE 30TH, 1906"..."PREPARED FROM THE CHOICEST COCOA BEANS"..."ESTABLISHED 1870"..."PURE"..."HIGH GRADE".

J. H. Brown and Sons, Kingstown, Kansas, 1915, with a steam engine tractor and other machinery made by the Avery Company, Peoria, Illinois. Modern farm technology of its day.

Early American country store mortar and pestle circa 1820. The mortar is turned from a solid block of maple, and retains the original red wash surface. Excellent condition. The mortar is 7.5 x 5.25", and the pestle is 10.5 x 2.75". Together they are 12.5" high.