Stemmer, Raisin

Stemmer, Raisin

Stemmer, Raisin

Name/Title

Stemmer, Raisin

Entry/Object ID

1987.115.0002

Description

Raisin Stemmer - used to remove stems from the raisins Raised Thompson Seedless grapes. Bishop Edward Bunker formed the Grape Farmers Co-Operation, purchased 300 acres of land in the Mesquite area. Harry Gentry, store owner at St. Thompson 2 grape stemmer's shipped in from California. Sold 1 to Virgin Valley. Muscat Grapes were also raised for Raisins. In 1906 at the San Francisco Calif.Fair they won 1st place. 2 Grape Stemmer Machines were purchased in 1920 by Samuel Jr. and Mary J. Reber, Ira's Father and Mother.