Peeler, Fruit

Apple parer, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.80.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Shaker
Description

An apple parer of wood. The parer has two rectangular pieces of wood connected by a threaded tenon forming a vise. The threaded tenon has a 2 1/16" h head with a through-dowel to facilitate turning. The bottom piece is longer and on its extended end there is a protruding arm with three metal spokes at the end reinforced by a metal ferrule. The spokes are controlled by a wooden arm that extends from the opposite side of the bottom piece. The arm has a turned wood handle. At the opposite end there is a turned wood piece with a small through-hole at the end.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Peeler, Fruit. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=21639. Accessed on November 28, 2024

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