Abstract: There is disclosed an assembly of a slicing knife, support board and a holding strap cooperatively arranged for slicing a mass of foods, such as a loaf of bread, into slices of equal thickness. The support board includes a bottom having an upwardly-extending abutment wall at one end and upwardly-extending lateral guides adjacent said abutment wall, each guide having a knife blade-receiving guide slot spaced forwardly of the abutment wall a distance corresponding to the thickness of the slices to be obtained. The guide slots are in transverse registry. The holding strap forms a loop upwardly extending from the bottom and is engageable around the loaf of bread to prevent its deformation during the slicing operation. The knife includes a blade held under tension by a bow frame. The knife blade is co-axial with the knife handle to prevent twisting of the blade during slicing.

Abstract: An improved dispensing carton for polymeric film having cling properties. The carton has a front wall with an upper edge and contains a roll of the film material. A flap is arranged to project outwardly downwardly in use condition, from the upper edge, being preferably integrally formed with the front wall. The leading edge portion of the film clings to the upper surface of the flap to prevent retraction of the film after a section is severed in the known manner. The flap is formed with at least one notch at its outer edge for grasping the edge portion of the film. An alternate embodiment provides a similar flap as part of a separate strip insertable into the carton.