Lot 7069
A North German/Dutch mechanical tobacco cutter, circa 1760
Works of Art, Antiquities | O82kua | Online auction | 751 Lots
Description
The elongated body made of oak, with sturdy, iron fittings. The container for the tobacco twist with a hinged lid, a threaded rod with an automatic feed on the inside, which is driven by raising and lowering. A crank handle at the end of the threaded rod to retract the tobacco slider. Length 37 cm.A rare mechanical device for chopping twisted tobacco ropes into pipe tobacco.Condition: II Questions about the lot?