Fruit Peeler
Object/Artifact
Table clamp metal apple peeler. Wood handle crank turns a long spiral grooved rod with three spikes at the end. Long curved arm holds the peeler blade and the corer. Corer is a circular spiral shape made from a single piece of metal. A closed fork stopper is attached to the top of the rod. A stopper is attached close to the crank handle. Inscription on the curved arm reading, "Little * Star."
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Genesee Country Village and Museum
Hudson Parer Company
circa 1887
Leominster
Massachusetts
United States of America
North America
Inscription
Curved Frame
Little * Star
English
Fruit Peeler
Apple Peeled
6-1/2 in
10-1/2 in
4 in
Cast iron
Wood
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Thornton, Don, and Robert S. Arnold. "Apple Parers." (Sunnyvale, CA: Off Beat Books, 1997). Pg 46.