jmcquown wrote:
>
> Yes, it's quaint. A museum piece. Where the heck would you put it?

That's one of the nice things about it.
It's rather compact. It could lean
against a wall. It's not real bulky
like a butter churn.

> When I buy fresh pole beans (not often) I wash, string and snap them buy
> hand. No need for a Victorian bean cutter. Nifty looking gadget for the
> well-appointed household,though.

Yes, if it were a bean sheller rather
than merely a cutter, it would be more
useful.