Bidspirit auction | Pair Solingen Double Blade Choppers

Pair Solingen Double Blade Choppers - This lot features two matching antique double-bladed food choppers, also known as mezzalunas or rocking knives. Each tool is constructed with two curved steel blades connected by a metal frame and crossbars. Each chopper is fitted with two upright, turned wooden handles designed for a two-handed rocking motion. The blades are fixed to the frame with square-head bolts and nuts. On the side of one blade, there is an impressed mark featuring the number 12 above the text OM CLEFF & C. The mark is attributed to the manufacturer Johann Wilhelm Cleff of Solingen, Germany, with the number 12 corresponding to the length of the blades.