Raadvad - Ove Larsen - Bread slicer - Model 294 - Cast iron
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Selected by Elena Napoleone
Holds a bachelor's degree in history of art and architecture, with 12 years of experience in decorative arts.
Estimate € 80 - € 120
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Royal Raadvad bread slicer, model 294, designed by Ove Larsen for Raadvad in Denmark, dating from the 1960s–1980s, made of wood with steel and cast iron components, in working order but heavily used with possible missing parts.
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Description from the seller
Royal Raadvad bread slicer in what we can best describe as a very dark/metallic blue color (it has been restored and painted at some point, not by us).
It shows signs of use and wear—see the last picture. It has had some damage to the metal, which is probably why it was sanded and painted (this doesn’t affect its function and it actually took us some time to notice, but it should be mentioned here).
A piece of Danish design from a bygone era. Designed by Ove Larsen, model 294 for Royal Raadvad - Denmark.
Watch your fingers, the blade is still sharp and can cause serious injury.
Will be securely packed and insured.
Seller's Story
This will be a slightly different presentation to what you’re used to from sellers on this site.
After six years on the platform, we have had to accept that we need to draw the line with customers who are simply too rude, aggressive, unwilling to listen and unreasonable.
In 2021–2022–2023–2024, we maintained a customer rating of between 98–100 per cent, but it came at a price. We spent an enormous amount of time on it and had to put up with unreasonable demands, etc.
So, in 2025, we started keeping statistics on this, and this is the result.
We spent 360 unpaid hours (including evenings and weekends) in 2025 dealing with customers who either hadn’t understood the tracking system or the platform’s rules, or who thought it was our fault that the courier company was too ‘slow’, and so on and so forth.
In other words, things that actually had nothing to do with the quality of the goods, etc.
Statistically, around 1 in 10 customers were completely unreasonable, demanding things that went far beyond what is acceptable, and using words such as ‘cunt’, ‘idiot’ and so on.
That’s over now; our target is a rating of around 90 per cent, and we no longer waste any time on those who treat us that way – which, of course, will often result in a negative rating. We accept this and, as a result, save 360 hours a year – hours for which we don’t get paid – but in return we also avoid being subjected to abusive messages, threats (yes, it has actually happened before) and so on.
Of course, we take questions and any complaints about product quality and the like very seriously, and if/when people approach us respectfully with relevant questions, we are, of course, 100 per cent available day and night.
Kind regards RetroSpect
Royal Raadvad bread slicer in what we can best describe as a very dark/metallic blue color (it has been restored and painted at some point, not by us).
It shows signs of use and wear—see the last picture. It has had some damage to the metal, which is probably why it was sanded and painted (this doesn’t affect its function and it actually took us some time to notice, but it should be mentioned here).
A piece of Danish design from a bygone era. Designed by Ove Larsen, model 294 for Royal Raadvad - Denmark.
Watch your fingers, the blade is still sharp and can cause serious injury.
Will be securely packed and insured.
Seller's Story
This will be a slightly different presentation to what you’re used to from sellers on this site.
After six years on the platform, we have had to accept that we need to draw the line with customers who are simply too rude, aggressive, unwilling to listen and unreasonable.
In 2021–2022–2023–2024, we maintained a customer rating of between 98–100 per cent, but it came at a price. We spent an enormous amount of time on it and had to put up with unreasonable demands, etc.
So, in 2025, we started keeping statistics on this, and this is the result.
We spent 360 unpaid hours (including evenings and weekends) in 2025 dealing with customers who either hadn’t understood the tracking system or the platform’s rules, or who thought it was our fault that the courier company was too ‘slow’, and so on and so forth.
In other words, things that actually had nothing to do with the quality of the goods, etc.
Statistically, around 1 in 10 customers were completely unreasonable, demanding things that went far beyond what is acceptable, and using words such as ‘cunt’, ‘idiot’ and so on.
That’s over now; our target is a rating of around 90 per cent, and we no longer waste any time on those who treat us that way – which, of course, will often result in a negative rating. We accept this and, as a result, save 360 hours a year – hours for which we don’t get paid – but in return we also avoid being subjected to abusive messages, threats (yes, it has actually happened before) and so on.
Of course, we take questions and any complaints about product quality and the like very seriously, and if/when people approach us respectfully with relevant questions, we are, of course, 100 per cent available day and night.
Kind regards RetroSpect
Details
Era
1900-2000
Weight
3 kg
Iron type
Cast iron
Number of objects
1
Country of Origin
Denmark
Manufacturer/ Brand
Raadvad
Designer/artist/maker
Ove Larsen
Model
Model 294
Material
Iron, Steel, Wood
Colour
Blue
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
25 cm
Width
25 cm
Depth
35 cm
In Working Order
Yes
Estimated period
1960-1970, 1970-1980
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