Apple parer


Manufacturer
Lockey & Howland
Material
iron
wood
Dimensions
Overall: 8 × 6 1/2 × 9 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 22.9 cm)
Creation Date
circa 1856
Description
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
Institutional Collection
New-York Historical Society