Fruit Peeler

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Fruit Peeler

Entry/Object ID

2019.02.150

Description

Wooden hand crank apple peeler. Three wooden gears between two wooden walls with five wooden rods connecting the walls. Each gear has a rod through the center. The largest gear is attached to the crank. The gear closest to the base has three curved metal spikes attached to its rod. The base is wooden and rectangular with a hole opposite the gears. A knotted string is looped through the hole. There is an inscription on top of the platform reading, "D.T MEAD."

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

on top of the base

Transcription

D.T MEAD

Language

English

Lexicon

Search Terms

Fruit Peeler

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Depth

13-1/4 in

Length

29 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood, Metal, string

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2019.02.134, 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, 2019.02.178, 2019.02.179, 2019.02.184, 2019.02.192, 2019.02.193, 2019.02.194

Related Publications

Notes

Thornton, Don. "Apple Parers". (Sunnyvale, CA: Off Beat Books, 1997). Chapter 10.