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Fruit Peeler

Object/Artifact

Table clamp metal apple peeler. Wood handle crank. 5 gears total. Inscription on largest vertical gear "SIMMONS KEEN KUTTER TRADE MARK ST. LOUIS U.S.A." and on the frame, "PAT. MAY 24 1898 E.C. SIMMONS KEEN KUTTER". Three vertical gears.

2019.02.178

Genesee Country Village and Museum

E.C. Simmons

circa 1898

Inscription

Gear and frame

Gear: E. [C]. SIMMONS KEEN KUTTER TRADE MARK ST. LOUIS U.S.A. Frame: PAT. MAY 24 1898 E.C. SIMMONS KEEN KUTTER

English

Food Processing T&E

Food Preparation

Agriculture

Fruit

Fruit Peeler

Agricultural implements

Food Preparation

Agricultural implements --United States

11 in

8-1/2 in

4-1/2 in

Cast iron

Wood

2019.02.134, 2019.02.150, 2019.02.151, 2019.02.152, 2019.02.153, 2019.02.155, 2019.02.156, 2019.02.157, 2019.02.158, 2019.02.159, 2019.02.163, 2019.02.164, 2019.02.165, 2019.02.166, 2019.02.167, 2019.02.168, 2019.02.169, 2019.02.171, 2019.02.173, 2019.02.174, 2019.02.175, 2019.02.176, 2019.02.177, 2019.02.179, 2019.02.184, 2019.02.192,

Thornton, Don, and Robert S. Arnold. "Apple Parers." (Sunnyvale, CA: Off Beat Books, 1997). Pg 58.

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