n India, years ago, in most houses, the kitchen was nothing but a small room. There was a raised hearth with a fireplace on top and mainly wood was stored underneath. They boiled food in earthenware on the stove made out of mud. This earthenware was believed to add more flavour to the food. Kitchen utensils like this vegetable cutter & coconut scraper was made mainly of brass, and their handles were made of wood. This was so, for materials used to produce these utensils were not only cheap but were also easy to obtain. Almost all kitchen utensils were designed in a way, where one would have to sit down on the floor in order to cook. To use this vegetable cutter, one would also have to sit down on the floor and place their knee on the wooden base and draw the vegetable along the sharp edge to cut. This cutter has been intelligently designed for it can also be used as a coconut scraper. The tool has been sourced from the Tanjore region. The Tamils call this “Aruvamanai.” This, once essential kitchen tool is in use in many traditional homes even today. This forms a part of the personal antique collection of Mr. Steve Borgia and family.