Fruit Peeler
Object/Artifact
Table clamp metal apple peeler with three total gears. Largest gear has four "U" shaped designs. Inscription on the horizontal gear reads, "PAT'D MAY 5. 1868 JUNE 7. 1870. MARCH 26. 1872. READING HARDWARE CO READING PA". It has a wooden side handle crank. Called the "72".
2019.02.157
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Reading Hardware Company
circa 1872
Reading
Pennsylvania
United States of America
North America
Inscription
Gear
PAT'D MAY 5. 1868 JUNE 7. 1870. MARCH 26. 1872. READING HARDWARE CO READING PA
English
Food Processing T&E
Food Preparation
Agriculture
Fruit
Fruit Peeler
Agricultural implements
Food Preparation
Agricultural implements --United States
9-1/4 in
8 in
5-1/2 in
Cast iron
Wood
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Thornton, Don. "Apple Parers". (Sunnyvale, CA: Off Beat Books, 1997). Pg 65.