Apple Peeler

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Apple Peeler

Entry/Object ID

1962.62

Description

Metal apple peeler or parer. On one end, a vise with a wingnut screw holds the device to a flat surface such as a table or counter. On the side a wooden handle turns a large gear. That gear is connected via two more gears to a center column on a spring, with a horizontal blade at the end. It is also connected to a central shaft at the top of the parer with a three-pronged end. The large gear is labeled, "Manuf'd by C.E. Hudson, Leominster, Mass, Pat'd Jan. 24, 82".

Context

Used by Cynthia T. Pollard

Acquisition

Accession

1962.62

Source or Donor

Pollard, Steven R.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

C. E. Hudson

Place

City

Leominster

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Peeler, Fruit

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Peeler

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Cutting

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Iron, Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pollard, Cynthia Templeton (1872-1964)