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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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 Posted - Jul 23 2005 : 1:18:05 PM
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Help me out here, girls! Was at Goodwill yesterday and couldn't pass up this $2.99 bargain! It's a grinder, but different than the models I've seen before. It's apparently French or Swiss, and says this on the side, "LEGUMA Brevets Suisse Etrangers". The grinding mechanisms are about 5-6 inches across (huge my most standards). There's two attachments, one for slicing and one for grinding. You put things in the top as most grinders do, but the output portion is what's unusual. I've done a google search and didn't find anything. Does anyone know about this variety of grinder? Thanks!!
**** Love is the great work - though every heart is first an apprentice. - Hafiz
Set a high value on spontaneous kindness. - Samuel Johnson****
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thehouseminder
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2005 : 5:12:56 PM
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"Brevets Suisse Etrangers" would mean Swiss and Foreign Patents. Beyond that I can't figure it out either.
Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps, Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvest reaps. ---Bronson Alcott
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2005 : 5:51:26 PM
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Thanks for the translation, Lucinda! I think I've got a couple pics left on my roll of film, so maybe I'll take a pic and post this unusual grinder for all to see!
**** Love is the great work - though every heart is first an apprentice. - Hafiz
Set a high value on spontaneous kindness. - Samuel Johnson****
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2005 : 10:11:36 PM
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Would it be some kind of device to "French Slice" beans? The LEGUMA could translate to beans , peas or legumes...
Just a guess,
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2005 : 11:11:32 PM
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Thats what I was trying to figure out..the Leguma does sound like beans or peas ....or peanuts??????
Jenny in Utah
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2005 : 06:56:26 AM
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That makes sense, girls. When I first saw it I thought maybe for grain, but then the attachment with long holes every inch or so didn't fit that model. I think pics are in order!
**** Love is the great work - though every heart is first an apprentice. - Hafiz
Set a high value on spontaneous kindness. - Samuel Johnson****
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thehouseminder
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2005 : 06:58:09 AM
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I did some more research. I think this might be a baby food maker. Leguma appears to be a division of a larger company called Milupa. Is it a hand grinder or electric?
Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps, Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvest reaps. ---Bronson Alcott
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Jul 27 2005 : 08:43:58 AM
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Here's a b/w pic of the grinder... not the best but you can see it's shape and the two inserts. Yes, it is a manual grinder.
So girls, any further clues? Baby food sounds interesting! I bet I could use it to grind up Fels Napa for Aunt Jenny's recipe! 
Thanks girls!
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**** Love is the great work - though every heart is first an apprentice. - Hafiz
Set a high value on spontaneous kindness. - Samuel Johnson****
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ivmeer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amanda
Pawtucket
RI
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2005 : 08:16:26 AM
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| *giggle* In Chicago, a grinder is a sandwich baked in the oven. Sorry, momentary lapse. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2005 : 10:52:10 AM
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It almost looks like a slicer grater sort of deal rather than a grinder..hmmm
but yep..it would work for the soap for sure!!!
Jenny in Utah
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thehouseminder
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2005 : 1:39:43 PM
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Wow, I'm not really sure if it's the baby food grinder or not. It does look like it would work for soap though. And, if your like me, you'll use it for whatever task it will handle.
Lucinda
Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps, Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvest reaps. ---Bronson Alcott
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2005 : 06:18:30 AM
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Hi Clare, I have 3 grinders, all old & usable but I dont know about yours. At first I thought maybe it had something to do w/ pasta, but I doubt it now after seeing the pictures. I have my older friend Marion who taught me all this old & wonderful skills. I will show her the pic's and ask if she knows. Michele
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