Restoration of Vintage and Historical Berkel Flywheel Slicers
WBS – The World’s Best Slicers: The Art of Philological Restoration in Piacenza since 1984Certificate of Originality
The Certificate of Originality is drawn up in triplicate: one copy is handed to the client, while the second copy is kept at the headquarters of “The World’s Best Slicers,” the company responsible for the restoration. This certificate guarantees that the slicer is an authentic, restored vintage machine and not a reproduction, replica, or a modification altered from other brands and models. It guarantees the origin and quality of the materials used by the restorer, ensuring that the paintwork, chrome plating, and decorations are fully compliant with the specific model certified in this document.
The certificate must detail every single part, whether large or small, that was replaced during or prior to the restoration process. This document carries legal weight, and subsequent legal action may be taken based on the declarations made herein. The certification of originality can only be issued under the exclusive supervision of authorized bodies and upon its specific authorization. Any certification issued by other, unauthorized parties is to be considered null and void.
The simulation of certificates of originality where the original manufacturer or trademark holder places no signature is merely an illusion designed to entice the buyer. For any document to be legally valid, it must bear the signature of the party holding liability.
Purchasing a vintage Berkel slicer without an official WBS Certificate of Originality exposes you to a severe financial risk: you may end up with a replica, a counterfeit, or an altered machine that completely loses its market value over time.
The laboratories of WBS
The professional restoration of historic Berkel flywheel slicers and antique scales is carried out exclusively inside the WBS artisan laboratories in Piacenza (Emilia-Romagna, Italy). Every project is entrusted to master restorers with decades of experience in the field of vintage collecting and industrial archaeology.
To guarantee a museum-quality conservative restoration, our philosophy focuses on preserving all original components and meticulously repairing period defects. We strictly avoid the systematic replacement of worn parts, a fundamental step to prevent compromising the authenticity and historical value of the object.
Unfortunately, to save time and commercial costs, many operators choose to replace a large number of original mechanical and aesthetic components with modern reproductions, claiming that the machine functions better. However, according to strict international standards of art and antique restoration, this practice significantly devalues the collector’s investment. In the market for vintage Berkel slicers, any original part replaced ALWAYS drastically reduces the monetary and collectible VALUE of the item.
Our Berkel Restoration Laboratory in Piacenza
In a dedicated facility of over 450 square meters located in Piacenza, in the heart of the Italian Food Valley, lies our specialized laboratory for the restoration of Berkel slicers and vintage scales. Our team of highly skilled artisans follows a strict and rigorous craftsmanship protocol: Complete disassembly and meticulous inspection of every single component. Exclusive use of original spare parts or parts faithfully reconstructed from original historical technical drawings. Artistic painting and hand-painted pinstriping, executed entirely by hand, true to the original model. Certified philological restoration to guarantee that the slicer retains its unique historical identity and is not a mere replica or imitation.
THE WORLD’S BEST SLICERS
The Excellence of Berkel Restoration: Elite Italian Craftsmanship
The excellence of a historic product translates into the perfection of a philological artisan restoration, carried out with absolute passion and expertise in our laboratories in Piacenza (Emilia-Romagna, Italy). We guarantee 100% originality on every single component: from antique vintage pedestals to decorations and paintwork strictly faithful to the original historical patents.
Today, our company boasts the most comprehensive collection in the world of historic Berkel slicers, vintage pedestals, antique scales, showroom exhibition pieces, and archival documentation. This represents a unique heritage in the luxury and collecting sector, available to international collectors, museums, and investors seeking the true authenticity of a historic masterpiece.
Professional Restauration
WBS is a WORLD LEADER company specializing in the restoration of slicers and scales, in addition to the design and construction of new concept models.
WBS Company
The WBS company “The World´s Best Slicers” deals exclusively with the professional restoration of historic Berkel slicers and scales and other famous brands.
Certification Of originality
The certificate guarantees that the slicer is in any case a restored vintage slicer and not a reproduction or a replica or a transformation from other slicers of other brands and models
WBS: Safety, Quality Guarantee, and Investment Protection
True antique restoration is an elite artisanal activity dedicated to the maintenance, recovery, and philological preservation of a work of art. Unfortunately, today’s market sees the presence of uncertified operators who disrupt the original designs by implementing arbitrary modernizations and altering the machines’ aesthetics.
What factors determine the value of a historic Berkel slicer?
Historic manufacturers designed perfect machines capable of slicing impeccably for over a century. Our duty is to preserve this heritage without altering it. The key factors that determine the price and valuation of a vintage slicer are:
Historical Integrity: The total absence of modern modifications or structural alterations.
Originality of Components: The meticulous recovery of original parts as opposed to replacing them with modern replicas.
Certified Restoration: Strict compliance with historical parameters and patents for paintwork and decoration.
A flywheel slicer restored while maintaining complete originality will always retain—and increase—its value over time, unlike a modernized object that immediately loses all collectible and monetary interest on the international market.
Quality Restauration
In a historic slicer, if is a Berkel or another brand, not only the external appearance is important, but the evaluation of every detail is essential. The first phase is to complete the slicer with original parts, not newly built, recovering worn parts without quickly replacing them with new production parts, excluding the blade, sharpening stones and bearings.
Unfortunately, in recent years, numerous opportunists have appeared on the market who also define themselves as Professional Restorers, who do not respect any of the basic rules on restoration.
1) They do not respect the correct coloring in any way.
2) They do not respect in any way neither the modality of the decoration nor the graphic correctness.
3) They replace numerous mechanical and non-mechanical parts to (according to them) improve operation. We remember that with the recovery of the original parts it is essential for a restoration work, otherwise we fall into simple mystifications.
Restauration
Each phase of the restoration has a great importance on the final result; from the mastery of the mechanical work to the quality of the painting and the products used for the same up to the decorations made with original decals. The purchase of a historic BERKEL slicer is normally an important event and the prices on the market are the most varied, as the origin in addition to the complete originality of the machine, but not only, the quality of the products used for the restoration and care of the mechanics, they make a difference in the total price that can even reach double of the price.
1) The rare slicer always has charm, much more is rare and the value will be higher. If there has been the production of a model for a short time and the greater the age in addition to the smaller number of slicers are rived to us, and highest is the value.
2) The originality, or the absence of missing parts before the restoration becomes a corollary of its uniqueness. The price in addition to the value of a slicer with all the original parts is certainly higher.
3) The quality of the restoration. That is, materials such as Galvanic, Paint, Decoration and Mechanics are important for having a Certified Slicer.
WBS company
The WBS company “The World´s Best Slicers” deals exclusively with professional restoration of historic Berkel slicers and scales and other famous brands.
PERFECT EXECUTION OF A RESTORATION CARRIED OUT WITH PASSION.
With this slogan, WBS has been restoring since 1984. Guarantee of a valuable restoration, which gives security for the purchase of a historical rarity.
We make a personalized offer on the model that is to your liking, guaranteeing you the best treatment.
Only original spare parts
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