Apple Parer
Credit LineCollection of Museum London, 2007
Object number2007.022.001
Label TextThe parer was one of the first devices to receive a patent in the United States, where this piece was manufactured. This example has several 1850s patent dates cast into the frame. It was an essential kitchen device as the apple was a key part of the 19th-century diet thanks to its wide availability.
NamePeeler, Fruit
c. 1930
c. 1920
