Vintage Leifheit Meat Tenderizer & Chopper Slany Design Germany Multi Tool

Vintage Leifheit Meat Tenderizer & Chopper Slany Design Germany Multi Tool

Vintage Leifheit kitchen tool designed by Slany Design. Multi-functional meat tenderizer with two textured hammer surfaces and a curved chopper blade. Durable chrome-plated metal construction. Made in Germany. Ideal for collectors or everyday culinary use.

Leifheit AG

• Founded: 1959 in Nassau, Germany

• Specializes in: Household tools (kitchen utensils, ironing boards, drying racks)

• Known for: Collaborations with Slany Design and other top-tier designers

• Design Language: Practical, minimalist, but robust—often confused with industrial tool design due to their use of metal and smart engineering

🎨 Slany Design

• Designer: Prof. Peter Slany (born 1945, Germany)

• Notable work: Kitchen and household product design for major German brands

• Aesthetic: Durable, ergonomic, functional

• Often praised for merging tool-grade engineering with culinary function

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🛠️ When Was This Made?

Most of these meat tenderizer + chopper hybrid tools by Leifheit were produced between the late 1970s and 1990s, when German kitchen design prioritized both functionality and sleek chrome finishes.

There’s no definitive date stamped on most, but clues:

• Chrome plating and solid cast design suggest pre-2000s.

• Slany was most active with Leifheit in the 1980s–90s.

• The Leifheit logo in the embossed chrome form is also consistent with that era.