Fruit Peeler

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Fruit Peeler

Entry/Object ID

2019.02.156

Description

Table clamp metal apple peeler with 4 gears and wooden side handle crank. Largest vertical gear has a "V" shaped design with a dot at each point. Horizontal gear cap inscription reads, "PATD MAR 5. 1868 MANF'D BY HARBSTER BROS & CO." Called "The Gem".

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Harbster Brothers & Company

Date made

circa 1888

Place

City

Reading

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

First Patented 1868

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Horizonatal Gear Cap

Transcription

PATD MAR 5. 1868 MANF'D BY HARBSTER BROS & CO

Language

English

Lexicon

Search Terms

Fruit Peeler, Apple Peeler

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Depth

7-3/4 in

Length

4-1/2 in

Material

Cast iron, Wood

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2019.02.134, 2019.02.150, 2019.02.151, 2019.02.152, 2019.02.153, 2019.02.155, 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). Pg 62.