Apple parer


Manufacturer
Unidentified maker
Material
wood
iron
other
Dimensions
Overall: 11 3/4 x 25 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. ( 29.8 x 65.1 x 34.3 cm )
Creation Date
1820 – 1830
Description
Wooden apple parer with large wheel attached by rope pulley to smaller wheel; hand operated knife with spring tension; straddle board; two-pronged fork.
Marks/Inscription
impressed: mark on wheel: "E. King"
Provenance
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Kitchen Artifact ID
1945.173
Institutional Collection
New-York Historical Society