Chip Cutter Machine
Display: Sweet Inventions
Culinary Technique: forming
Date: c. 1890
Manufacturer: Thomas Mills and Brother Company
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dimensions: 12" h x 11" w x 9.25" d
Watch collection donor Mel Mickevic demonstrate this object with
Dean Christopher
Koetke, School of Culinary Arts, Kendall College,
and Victoria Matranga, exhibition curator.
Hard-boiled candy pulled thin was fed through these rollers to cut chips, about one inch by two inches in size. The smooth top roller pressed the candy against the cutting blades and kept it flat and glossy. Such candy was made in many colors and flavors including peanut butter, mint, and fruit.