On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 6:49:44 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> Does this thing remind anyone else of Robbie the Robot? It's a vintage
> nut chopper. It belonged to my grandmother. An interesting little bit
> of family cooking history.
>
> http://i66.tinypic.com/20gickj.jpg
>
> I have posted grandma's recipe for date nut coconut candy before.
> That's the gadget she used to chop the walnuts. Circa 1950 or so. The
> glass base is stamped Federal Tool Corp. Chicago. The top is actually a
> plastic measuring cup that pops off. It has a built-in shaker on the
> top for sprinkling the chopped or ground nuts on something. The blades
> seem to be still good and sharp.
>
> According to eBay and other sites it's worth about $4. To me, it's
> priceless.
>
> Do you have any fun vintage stuff around the house?
>
> Jill

I have a similar item and it works extremely well. It's still available for purchase.

http://www.richardfisher.com