Apple parer


Manufacturer
Unidentified maker
Material
wood
iron
other
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 11 in. ( 26 x 59.7 x 27.9 cm )
Creation Date
1820 – 1850
Description
Simple wooden apple parer with hand crank rotating large wheel which rotated a two- pronged fork via a connecting belt; straddle board; knife and arm missing.
Provenance
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Kitchen Artifact ID
1945.140
Institutional Collection
New-York Historical Society