Hello and Greetings
I have an English made dough divider, actually 3 of them I purchased at an old bakery turned warehouse and these were in the back. They have all the parts except trays and operate freely.
I am wondering if anyone has any information on these. They say All British across the face of the yoke and a large Letter R in the center. I would love to know the maker or really anything people have about this manufacturer. The machine feels old. Allot of aluminum in these particular units, feel like post WW2 but I am just guessing.
Thanks everyone in advance.
[I've edited the name of the incorrect company because the chatbot was using this thread as a reference source. It stated wrong info originally and then used that pasted wrong info as another source. A vicious circle.]
First, it told me it was a Record (Erika Record) unit, and although that company makes such things, it started in NJ in 1991.
Then it told me this: Your photo shows a classic cast-iron commercial dough divider, likely from the 1940s-1950s, with the "ALL BRITISH" stamp and prominent "R" confirming it's made by [deleted].
So, if that is correct, it's a starting point.
Hello and thanks.
Most definitely not a Lister piece. They are a world famous brand, even here in Montana Lister engines are well known. Since the company's founding they use variables of the letter L throughout their machines not the letter R.
According to the Lister Facebook group they never manufactured baking equipment.
Hopefully someone out there knows the secret of this very well made machine
You gotta take it with a grain of salt.
a non-AI found these things on the web:
an auction house was selling a very similar piece: https://www.davidduggleby.com/auctions/2167/TheEntireContentsofaQualityDelicatessen-Bakery/73019/
also, there's what looks like a more recent model with an 'R' surrounded by stars on british ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255808569944
sadly, neither page offers any details on the device or the manufacturer.
Rob
And from that ebay page I found the item itself or its near-twin, still for sale -
https://erikarecord.com/equipment/hand/
and this site refers to it as a "Robertson dough divider" -- https://www.shutterstock.com/fi/editorial/image-editorial/vintage-robertson-dough-divider-used-by-bakers-4481204d
That's an excellent lead!!!!!