Accession Number

E124.002

Alternate Name

apple peeler

Description

One cast-iron hand-cranked apple-peeler with a black turned wooden handle at the end of the crank, and these cast markings in upper-case lettering on the body of the device: “TURNTABLE 98 MADE BY GOODELL CO. USA ANTRIM N.H. PAT MAY 24 1898 41”

Narrative

This fruit peeler is of a type that was commonly used in late 19^th Century kitchens.

History of Use

unknown

Date

circa 1900

Dimensions

27 x 14 cm

Material

Metal, iron

Technique

Cast

Country of Origin

United States of America