Apple quarterer, Canterbury, NH

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Object ID:

1953.6351.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Makers

Shaker

Description

Wooden fruit slicer. The fruit slicer is primarily a wooden board with flat sides, rounded ends and two half-circle cut outs giving it an hourglass shape and two distinct sides. One side is bare, while the other has a circular cut out in the center 4 1/16" in diameter. There are four equidistant notches around the circle. In set in a pair across from one another is a metal blade with a notch in the middle. The blade is held into place by a metal nail on either side.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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