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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.