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The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Apple parer
Object Number:
1945.164
Date:
ca. 1882
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 × 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 21.6 cm)
Marks:
carved: in relief on inside of one of large gears: "MFD BY HUDSON PARER CO./LEOMINSTER/MASS./PAT'D. JAN 24, 82"
Description:
Cast iron apple parer, with hand crank with wooden knob, table clamp, and 'kicker' to dislodge pared apple.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
