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Your Price: $ 36.00
Item Number: 1733
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Incredibly ingenious in design and craftsmanship, this Reading Hardware manufactured antique apple peeler is 11 inches tall and clamps to a table or other flat surface. An apple is attached to the metal tines, and as the handle is turned, the gears and razor blade device track and peel the apple.
The cast metal peeler is in fine vintage condition for its 130+ years. There is a piece that had been broken off and is shown in the pictures. Believe this was present to prevent the unit from being turned backwards. The piece could be glued on, but the machine is functional without it.
This peeler worked for a long time in someone's kitchen. There is wear and play in the gear shafts. The cutting blade has to be pushed to break the skin of the apple. Turning and holding light pressure on the blade, it will peel off the skin with moderate success, but it will skip spots. This unit would work for a demonstration - to show the workings of designers and craftsman of an earlier age. Due to its condition, it would not work well for every-day use.
Marked with the Reading Hardware name (located in Lancaster, Pa), this device has both an 1877 date and a patent date of 1878. What a terrific addition to an early working kitchen tool collection! |
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