The lid does not move only the tray and the handle move. The blades and the handle are attached. The blades will drop into the grooves that are on the bottom of the tray. Turn the handle the blades will rotate tray clockwise so you can retrieve an individual slice from the sliding door.
Kirsten Carlson (1972-1974), Dennis Blair (1960-1964), Susan Eiswerth (1960-1964), Inez Lee (1938-1942), Clark Vitulli (1960-1964), Pamela Osborne (1961-1965)