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Fruit Peeler
Object/Artifact
Table clamp metal apple peeler. Five gears total, four vertical gears. Largest gear has a star pattern with lines on the arms of the star. Horizontal gear has a gear cap with an inscription reading, "MADE ONLY BY THE READING HARDWARE CO *READING PA* PATENTED MAY 5. 1868 MAY 31 1875 OCT. 19 1875 NOV. 14.1875 MAY 22.1877, 78 U.S.A.". Side of gear cap is decorated with designs and holes. Has a wooden side crank. Called “The 78”.
2019.02.168
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Reading Hardware Company
circa 1878
Reading
Pennsylvania
United States of America
North America
Inscription
Gear Cap
MADE ONLY BY THE READING' HARDWARE CO *READING PA* PATENTED MAY 5. 1868 MAY 31 1875 OCT. 19 1875 NOV. 14.1875 MAY 22.1877, 78 U.S.A.
English
Fruit Peeler
Apple Peeler
12-1/4 in
6-1/2 in
8-1/4 in
Cast iron
Wood
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Thornton, Don, and Robert S. Arnold. "Apple Parers." (Sunnyvale, CA: Off Beat Books, 1997). Pg 66.