Fruit Peeler

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Fruit Peeler

Entry/Object ID

2019.02.166

Description

Table clamp metal apple peeler; wooden side handle crank; four total gears; largest gear has a four circle pattern with four narrow triangles; inscription on the second largest gear, "PATND MAY 5, 1868 ,75 JUNE 7 1870 MARCH 26 1872." Called “The Gem.”

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Harbster Brothers & Company

Date made

circa 1872

Place

City

Reading

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Gear

Transcription

PATND MAY 5, 1868 ,75 JUNE 7 1870 MARCH 26 1872

Language

English

Lexicon

Search Terms

Fruit Peeler, Apple Peeler

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Depth

8 in

Length

7-1/4 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, 2019.02.156, 2019.02.157, 2019.02.158, 2019.02.159, 2019.02.163, 2019.02.164, 2019.02.165, 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, and Robert S. Arnold. "Apple Parers." (Sunnyvale, CA: Off Beat Books, 1997). Pg 128.