The vintage Mince-O-Matic, primarily the "Mince-O-Matic Seven," was a popular 1960s non-electric kitchen gadget by Popeil Brothers, acting as a manual food processor to mince, chop, grate, rice, blend, and juice foods like onions, carrots, and eggs, often featuring a vacuum base for stability and advertised for making meal prep easier and faster.

Key Features & Functions:

Multipurpose: Marketed as a "Seven-in-One" appliance (mincer, chopper, grater, ricer, blender, juicer, food mill).

Operation: Uses a hand-crank mechanism to process food through interchangeable cutting/grating wheels.

Vacuum Base: A suction lever allowed it to attach firmly to countertops for stability during use.

Versatility: Could dice onions, grate carrots, make potato pancakes, chop eggs, and even create snow cones.

Manufacturer: Invented by Samuel J. Popeil and sold by Popeil Brothers, Inc., becoming famous alongside the Veg-O-Matic.

Era: Most commonly associated with the mid-1960s (circa 1965).