Collection Highlights
Bank of Newburgh Bank Notes
Date:
1823-1824
Object Number:
PR.221.3
Medium:
Engraving
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Apple parer
Object Number:
1946.31
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 × 8 × 5 1/2 in. (61 × 20.3 × 14 cm)
Description:
Cast iron apple parer, hand-cracked with activating gears spring-loaded knife; mounted on rectangular wooden straddle board.
Gallery Label:
The apple parer was invented by E. L. Pratt.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
