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Berkel
The
name La Porte
was given by the first French explorers around the mid 1600, and precisely in
1670. They so named this place because it was a “door” to vast territories
and forests at the time unknown and unexplored.
The
name The
model
The name,or rather the nickname given to this slicer was because it was manufactured in the stateof Indiana
Berkel
story La Porte
, even iforiginally this model was named Model B. During
the productionof Model B small variations were applied from theoriginal
design, and it remained into production for a decade, from 1918 to 1928. The
particularity that makes this slicer unique and much appreciated by the antiques
market, apart from being a rarity, is that it features smaller dimensions,
making it easily adaptable anywhere. The smallest slicer produced by Berkel in
the 1900.It is slim
and well proportioned, fitted with a
The
identification plates and decorations are in pure Art Nouveau style, making this
splendid model history, notonly among vintage slicers, butof the industrial
and aesthetic revolutionof the 1900. Restored Berkel slicers Affettatrici Berkel restaurate
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