Apple parer
Manufacturer
Lockey & HowlandMaterial
iron
woodDimensions
Overall: 8 × 6 1/2 × 9 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 22.9 cm)Creation Date
circa 1856Description
Cast iron apple parer with table clamp at base; hand turned crank rotating two wheels which rotate three-pronged fork; crank also rotates circular plate which controls position of blade.Marks/Inscription
cast: in low relief on circular plate: "PAT. DEC 16. 1856/TURN TABLE APPLE PARER/MAN'ED BY LOCKEY & HOWLAND"Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Bella Landauer
Kitchen Artifact ID
1948.390