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Fruit Peeler
Object/Artifact
Table clamp metal apple peeler in the "Arc" style. Two and a half gears. The half gear is horizontal and forms the base and largest vertical gear has a ten circle pattern. Wooden side crank. Inscription on the frame reads, "PATENTED OCT 6. 1853."
2019.02.163
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Goodell Company
circa 1853
Antrim
New Hampshire
United States of America
North America
Inscription
Gear
PATENTED OCT 6. 1853
English
Food Processing T&E
Food Preparation
Agriculture
Fruit
Fruit Peeler
Agricultural implements
Food Preparation
Agricultural implements --United States
6-1/4 in
10-1/2 in
6-3/4 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, 2019.02.164, 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, 2019.02.178, 2019.02.179, 2019.02.184, 2019.02.192, 2019.02.193, 2019.02.194
Thornton, Don. "Apple Parers." (Sunnyvale, CA: Off Beat Books, 1997). Pg 135.