I plugged it in, turned the switch on, and the blade turned ok. It has been sitting around for many years and needs a good cleaning. This slicer is numbered 235826. The Brass plate covering one vertical end opening is used as a "Nameplate" with patent numbers on some machines, but not this one. One very with very similar markings, but does not the electrical switch with plate that has the number. That machine has the latest patents at the time the machine was made. Based on the highest numbers and the patents pending, the machine was probably made between late January and August 1930. The latest approved patents listed on that plate are:
1743113 (Slicer Machine) 1/14/1930
1742578 (Slicing Machine) 1/7/1930
1742577 (Slicing Machine) 1/7/1930
1742576 (Slicing Machine) 1/7/1930
1739490 (Slicing Machine) 12/10/1929.
William J. Campbell was a prolific patent applicant. In addition to the patents listed, he submitted at least 12 additional patent applications for the slicer in 1928 and 1929. These 12 were approved between August 18, 1930 (1772706, Knife for Slicing Machine) and December 15, 1931 (1797045, Slicing Machine)
The Westinghouse motor nameplate has 7-13-1928.
American Slicing Machine Company history:
In 1898, W.A. Van Berkel, a butcher in Rotterdam, Netherlands, invented the world’s first meat-slicing machine. His innovation revolutionized food preparation globally, changing the way people sliced meat. By 1907, Berkel machines were being used in various countries, including England, Belgium, France, Russia, China, Mexico, and Canada.
Fast forward to 1909, when the manufacturing of the first American machines began at the U.S. Slicing Machine Company in Chicago, Illinois. Six years later, the company outgrew its Chicago space and built a new factory in LaPorte, Indiana. Along with the move, they changed their name to Berkel, Incorporated. The American machines, including the iconic American Eagle hand-cranked meat slicer, became a flagship product during this period.
Over the years, Berkel continued to produce reliable equipment that chefs and operators depended on for consistently great results. Recently, Berkel relocated to its present location in Troy, Ohio, and it remains associated with the Vulcan Food Equipment Group as a division of the ITW Food Equipment Group. Backed by Hobart Service, Berkel continues to provide quality foodservice slicers, vacuum packaging equipment, and more.
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