Name/Title
Cider PressEntry/Object ID
2021.2.3.13Description
Many early farmers harvested fruit from their own orchards, and owning a cider mill like this would be essential when processing apples in the fall. Fruit would be chopped by the macerator at the top in order to allow the press below to exert the most pressure possible. As the press was screwed down, juice would flow from the bottom of the basket into a container placed underneath. Pomace, or the pulp, skins, and seeds remaining after juice pressing, would be recycled into livestock feed. These types of mills could also press other fruit like pears and grapes.
This hand-crank cider press is made of hardwood frames bolted together with wrought iron screws, while the beams and gears consist of heavy cast iron. Cider presses came in two basic styles: the one-tub press and the two-tub press, with this being an example of a two-tub press. In addition, there is an apple macerator plus a juice press with a giant iron screw for any fruit or grapes. Juice would be collected from the bottom trough.Location
Building
Antique Barn and Nature CenterOhio State Park
Barkcamp State Park
