Fruit Peeler
Object/Artifact
Table clamp apple peeler. Wooden side handle crank with four gears total, 1 horizontal. Largest gear has a heart design surrounded by six half circles and has an inscription that reads, "NEW SCOTT MG.CO. BALTIMORE"; horizontal gear has inscription, "GOLD MEDAL"; inscription on vertical arms of the frame reads, "PATENTED." Called "The Gold Medal".
2019.02.155
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Scott Manufacturing Company
circa 1856
Baltimore
Maryland
United States of America
North America
Inscription
frame and gears
Frame: PATENTED Horizontal Gear: GOLD MEDAL Heart Designed Gear: NEW SCOTT MG.CO. BALTIMORE
English
Fruit Peeler
Apple Peeler
7-1/2 in
6-1/2 in
4-1/2 in
Cast iron
Wood
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Thornton, Don. "Apple Parers". (Sunnyvale, CA: Off Beat Books, 1997). Pg 114.