The Apple Parer Patent Archive

The cast-iron ingenuity of the American kitchen

All 140 patents

Technical patent drawing showing five views of a cast-iron apple-paring machine, including a semicircular gear rack, a vertical lever handle, a rotary fork with prongs, and a curved spring-loaded knife arm.MACHINE FOR PARING APPLES.William H. Lazelle · January 25, 1853Patent drawing showing a metal thimble worn on a human finger, with a curved artificial fingernail attached to its upper forward end, along with separate top, end, and cross-sectional views of the thimble.HUSKING-THIMBLE.J. H. Gould · May 13, 1856Patent drawing of an 1856 apple-paring machine showing a hand-crank driven shaft, a sliding carriage with paring and slicing knives, a coiled return spring, and a semicylindrical apple holder, illustrated in plan, side, and end views with detail figures of the latch and holder.MACHINE FOR PARING APPLESCharles P. Carter · November 18, 1856Three mechanical drawings of a 19th-century hand-cranked apple parer showing a top view, side elevation, and end view with a curved slide rod, paring fork, knife carriage, screw shaft, and crank handle labeled with reference letters A through T.MACHINE FOR PARING APPLES.David H. Whittemore · February 17, 1857Patent drawing of a 19th-century apple-paring machine showing a base with uprights supporting a sliding mandrel and fork, a spring-loaded cutter rod with oblique serrated feed wheels, and a hand crank, illustrated in end, side, and top views.MACHINE FOR PARING APPLES.B. F. Joslyn · March 17, 1857Patent drawing showing two crossing scissor-like levers with a handle at one end and semicircular cutting blades and curved flanges at the other, plus a detailed cross-section of the overlapping cutter jaws.IMPROVED HAND IMPLEMENT FOR SEVERING THE BUTTS AND SEPARATING HUSKS FROM EARS OF CORNIsaac N. Whitaker · June 2, 1857A slender wooden-handled hand tool ending in a small circular cutting head divided into a crescent blade and matching guard segment, shown from front, edge, and rear in three labeled technical drawings.EDGE-PLANE FOR TRIMMING BOOT AND SHOE SOLESIsaac A. Dunham · September 22, 1857Line drawing of a reciprocating sawmill carriage showing a plan view with side rails, guide ribbons, and an adjustable tail block, alongside a side elevation and a cross-sectional detail of the guide mechanism.Reciprocating Saw Mill.Thomas Miles · October 13, 1857Line drawing of a right hand wearing a leather husking-palm strap across the palm, with a small iron plate labeled A, B, and C bearing a pointed steel tang riveted at its center, secured by a strap and buckle.IMPROVED HUSKING-PALMDavid E. Shaw · November 10, 1857Two hand-drawn illustrations show a fingerless glove with a toothed metal shield on the palm being used to grip and strip husk from an ear of corn, with a separate detailed view of the glove itself showing rows of small teeth or pins.HUSKING AND SHELLING GLOVEEmil Cohen · January 5, 1858Patent drawing showing a hand-operated corn husking forceps tool with labeled parts including forceps, knife, spring, lever, and wedge, alongside two illustrations of a farmer wearing the strapped device while husking corn stalks in a field.CORN-HUSKER.Daniel C. Smith · May 11, 1858Patent drawing of a hand-operated corn husker with a long bar attached to a curved breast-shield and shoulder straps, ending in a slider with a serpentine cutting blade and stalk-supporter.IMPROVED CORN-HUSKER.Lemuel R. Mears · June 22, 1858Line drawing of a hand-operated cane stripper and cutter with a long scissor-like spring handle, a divided ring clasp holding curved spring-cutters at the top, a small hooked knife, and a straight topping knife.IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR STRIPPING AND CUTTING SUGAR-CANE FOR GRINDINGLuther E. Porter · May 24, 1859Patent drawing showing a man in a top hat and suit holding an ear of corn with a strapped forceps-style husking tool, alongside detailed mechanical views of the forceps, lever, spring, knife, and fork components of the husking machine.CORN-HUSKER.Daniel C. Smith · August 2, 1859Line drawing of a hand-cranked cast-iron apple parer showing a curved toothed sector, gear train, hand crank handle, and a rotating knife mechanism, with a second side-view drawing showing the clamping base and vibratory frame.IMPROVED APPLE-PARERJonathan White · June 3, 1862Patent drawing showing six figures of a hand-operated sugar-cane cutting tool with two spring-loaded semicircular knives, a curved side knife, a socket-ferrule for a long handle, and a small key, with one figure depicting the assembled device clamped around a leafy cane stalk.IMPROVEMENT IN CUTTERS FOR SUGAR-CANE, SORGHUM, &c.Wells H. White · August 5, 1862Three line drawings of a curved metal hand-worn corn husking device, each showing a clasp shaped to fit around the fingers with a pointed hooking-tooth labeled B, and lettered parts D, P, H, R, S, and E indicating the clasp, opening, and tooth in different configurations for bare hand, gloved, and mitten use.IMPROVED DEVICE FOR HUSKING CORN.A. W. Brinkerhoff · September 2, 1862Patent drawing of a hand-cranked cast-iron apple parer showing a circular gear mechanism, rotating fork, and spring-loaded knife arm mounted on an upright post with a clamp screw at its base.IMPROVED APPLE-PARERFrederick W. Hudson · December 2, 1862Patent drawing of a hand-cranked cast-iron apple parer showing a forked mandrel, geared arc sector, cam-driven knife arm, and clamp base, with two operating positions and a detail view of the cam plate.IMPROVED APPLE-PARERJonathan White · February 16, 1864Two patent line drawings of a 19th-century cast-iron apple-paring machine: Fig. 2 shows a front view with a semicircular gear rack, rotating fork, and curved knife arm; Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the same mechanism with labeled gears, cam, knife-rod, and handle, including dotted lines indicating the knife's swing path.IMPROVED APPLE-PARERE. L. Pratt · August 23, 1864Four mechanical drawings labeled Fig. 1 through Fig. 4 showing a cast metal knife-stock with a curved bent arm, pivot joints, and a small lipped knife blade, viewed from front, end, top, and in cross-section.IMPROVED FRUIT-PARING MACHINE.William M. Howland · August 30, 1864Line drawing of a hand-cranked cylindrical machine with a wooden frame, showing a punctured metal cylinder, an internal rotating disk on a vertical shaft, and a crank handle connected via bevel gears, depicted in front, sectional, and top views.MACHINE FOR SKINNING VEGETABLESOscar Hase · July 11, 1865Patent drawing showing three views of a curved kitchen knife with a wooden handle and an attached broad tin gage plate used to guide cutting depth when removing kernels from a corn cob.IMPROVEMENT IN KNIVES FOR REMOVING GREEN CORN FROM THE COB.Isaac Winslow · December 5, 1865Patent drawing of a hand-held cornstalk cutter with a wooden handle, a forked concave cutting plate at the tip, and two diverging metal springs above it for stripping leaves, alongside a cross-section showing the internal spiral spring mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN CORNSTALK CUTTERS AND STRIPPERS.Nelson Gabel · January 30, 1866Patent drawing showing a curved metal hand plate with a hooked point and wing piece, shown both as a standalone device and fitted over a hand with fingers curled to grip an ear of corn.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSIgnatius Philbrook · March 13, 1866Patent drawing of a curved hook-bladed cane knife with a wooden handle, showing a pivoted spring jaw with a semicircular griper and forked ends near the blade's base, labeled with letters A through E and d, d prime, and w.IMPROVEMENT IN CANE STRIPPER AND KNIFE COMBINED.Robert Conarroe · July 3, 1866An engraving showing a hand gripping an adjustable paring knife while peeling a potato, above an exploded diagram labeling the handle, chamfered edge, adjustable gage, blade, and scoop components.IMPROVEMENT IN PARING-KNIVES.Jacob Lebeau · July 10, 1866Patent drawing of a hand-held sorghum stripping and cutting tool showing a long wooden handle attached to a hooked fixed blade and a pivoting jaw blade controlled by a lever, with a second close-up view of the blade mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN IMPLEMENTS FOR STRIPPING AND CUTTING SORGHUMJames Guckian · July 17, 1866Drawing of a right hand wearing a metal palm plate labeled A strapped with a leather band labeled B, with a curved hook labeled C projecting toward the fingers and a button labeled D near the thumb.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSThomas J. Brown · August 21, 1866Patent drawing showing a metal husking plate with hook ends riveted to a leather strap, shown flat, in side profile, and buckled around fingers in use.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN HUSKERJames F. Winchell · January 1, 1867Two patent drawings show a leather hand-strap corn husker: one fitted onto a human hand with a curved steel hook near the thumb, and one detached showing the strap, buckle, and hook labeled A, B, C, D.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERS.J. Hindman · January 22, 1867Patent drawing of a hand-operated sorghum cane stripper showing a stationary jaw with a curved scraping knife, a pivoting spring-loaded jaw with a matching knife, and a small topping knife attached to the rear, mounted on a flat metal plate with mounting holes.IMPROVEMENT IN CANE AND SORGHUM STRIPPERC. P. Hale · February 26, 1867Line drawing of a hand-held sorghum stripper showing a curved metal hook and double-edged knife mounted on a sliding sheathed bar with a wooden handle, shown in two views labeled Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 with lettered reference parts.Cane-Stripper.Isaac E. Overpeck and John A. Overpeck · March 12, 1867Patent drawing showing four figures: a flat curved sheet-metal pattern labeled a, b, c, d (Fig. 4); a small bent thumb guard (Fig. 2); a side view of the formed shield (Fig. 1); and a hand wearing the finished metal shield on the thumb (Fig. 3).IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING SHIELDAlmon C. Robinson · April 16, 1867Patent drawing of a leather glove with metal-tipped fingers and thumb, a wrist strap and buckle, and small spurs at the fingertips for splitting corn husks, shown from both back and front views.IMPROVEMENT IN GLOVE FOR HUSKING CORNAlbert W. Preston · June 18, 1867Patent drawing of a leather glove with metal tubular claws attached to the fingers and thumb for husking corn, shown both worn on a hand and as separate detached claw pieces.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERJoseph Sechrist · September 24, 1867Line drawing of a long-handled hand tool with two hinged jaws near the top, each jaw containing a circular edge-shaped opening for stripping cane, a blade at one end, and a cord with a leather loop running along the handle to a ring at the base.IMPROVEMENT IN CANE-STRIPPERJohn C. Brown · October 1, 1867Patent drawing of a double-handled edge plane with a central cast stock holding interchangeable convex and concave cutters, guard plates, and a bent steel throat, shown assembled in Figures 1 and 2 and exploded in Figure 3.IMPROVED EDGE-PLANEJohn E. Plummer · November 12, 1867A drawing shows a hand gripping a curved hook-shaped corn husker with labeled points A, C, and D, alongside a separate side-view diagram of the same S-shaped tool.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERLyman H. Johnson · April 7, 1868Two drawings of a human hand wearing a leather glove fitted with pivoted metal plates on the thumb and index finger, secured by curved straps, shown from the top in a closed fist and from the palm side with fingers open.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERGeorge E. Stewart · July 7, 1868Patent drawing of a hand tool showing Fig. 1, a top view of a wooden-handled scraper with a rectangular metal head, and Fig. 2, a side sectional view revealing internal adjustable blades B and C held by a thumbscrew F and lever G within a metallic stock A.Bar ScraperWilliam Dutton · February 9, 1869Three patent drawings show a metal corn-husking thimble: a side-section view fitted on a thumb, a perspective view with an elastic strap and tongues, and a flat cut sheet-metal blank labeled with reference letters A, a, b, c, d.IMPROVEMENT IN HUSKING-THIMBLEH. J. Kintz · March 16, 1869Patent drawing showing a leather glove worn on a hand with metal claws attached to the thumb and fingers, alongside separate views of the thumb cot and glove finger pieces with hook-like claws and buttonholes.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSHenry L. Hall · April 6, 1869Patent drawing of a cylindrical fruit-peeling machine with a perforated interior, a central rotating diaphragm shaft, a hand crank and gear assembly at the top, and a funnel-shaped base leading to a collection box, alongside a separate detail view of a roughened stave.IMPROVED MACHINE FOR PEELING FRUIT.Charles Lehman · June 15, 1869Patent drawing of a knife blade with a bent wire guide attached near its cutting edge via two pins that fit into slots on the blade, shown in five views including assembled, edge-on, and disassembled states.IMPROVEMENT IN APPLE-PARERSGottlieb H. Wilde · July 6, 1869Patent drawing showing a bar-shaped knife guard with two grooved arms clamped onto a knife blade via thumbscrews, plus a small cross-section detail below.IMPROVED KNIFE-GUARDThomas T. Woodward · November 9, 1869Patent drawing of a cylindrical fruit-paring machine with a crank handle, showing an outer perforated shell, internal grating cylinder, and a sliding discharge door at the base.IMPROVED MACHINE FOR PARING FRUITW. H. Williams · March 1, 1870Drawing showing a hand-worn corn husker with a curved metal wire and hook attached to a leather strap that fits around the fingers, illustrated from the palm side, back of the hand, and as a standalone device.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSN. Evinger · March 15, 1870A hand-held tool with a wooden handle attached to a curved metal plate bearing two pivoting crescent-shaped knives, fixed blades, and small hooks, forming a pair of shears for husking corn.IMPROVED HAND CORN-HUSKERSamuel L. Bligh · August 16, 1870Two mechanical line drawings of a 19th-century cast-iron fruit parer: Fig. 1 shows a top view with an arc-shaped toothed sector, gears, a pivoted knife lever, and a wooden crank handle; Fig. 2 shows a rear elevation with the rotary fork, gear train, clamp screw, and table-clamp base.IMPROVEMENT IN FRUIT-PARERSLeander S. Woodbury · December 20, 1870Patent drawing of a hinged hand-held corn husker and sheller with two curved toothed plates, straps for the hand and finger, shown in end view, bottom view, section, and in use gripping an ear of corn.IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-HUSKERS AND SHELLERSJames Madison Gray · December 27, 1870Three drawings show a hand-held tube-and-handle tool being pushed through a knobby potato, a cross-section of the tube inside the potato, and a cross-section of the potato showing the resulting through-hole.IMPROVEMENT IN POTATO-PROBES.John A. Beal · March 7, 1871Two patent drawings show a curved wooden hand-worn corn-husking block with a pivoted, pointed metal blade on top secured by rubber bands, and a separate enlarged bottom view of the crescent-shaped serrated cutter with its adjustment slot.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERSJost Stengel and Charles C. Davey · July 11, 1871Line drawing of a hand gripping a curved husking pin fitted with finger loops and a spring-hinged, roughened thumb-plate, with a separate detail view of the detached pin and guard below.IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-HUSKERS.Charles Melsom O'Hara · August 1, 1871Patent drawing of a hand-held fruit and vegetable parer showing a wooden handle, a metal ferrule with a wire guard, and a pointed double-edged blade, along with separate detail views of the ferrule, handle shank, and blade.IMPROVEMENT IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PARERSTheodore Searing · December 5, 1871Line drawing of a hand-worn corn-husking device showing two hinged metal plates fastened to leather thumb and finger stalls, connected by straps to a buckled wrist strap, with an end view showing the device fitted over a hand.Improvement in Corn-Huskers and Pickers.Samuel H. Mitchell · May 7, 1872Patent drawing of a hand corn husker made from a bent strip of hoop-iron with serrated tong ends, a thumb strap labeled D, and a leather finger stall B attached diagonally with an adjustable hand strap C, shown in two views labeled Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-HUSKERSSamuel H. Mitchell · December 3, 1872Patent drawing showing a right hand and a left hand each wearing a leather glove fitted with metal claw plates on the thumb and forefinger, with separate detail views of the four individual claw plates below.IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-HUSKERSHenry L. Hall · February 25, 1873Drawing of a hand wearing a shirt cuff, with a pointed metal pin gripped between the fingers and a curved metal thumb-stall tube secured to the thumb by a cord, the two jaws meeting to grip and tear a corn husk.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENTSOliver J. Warren · February 25, 1873A patent drawing of a glove with metal thimbles fitted over each finger and thumb, each thimble marked with a bead B' at the tip, alongside a separate close-up section of one finger thimble labeled Fig. 2 showing the internal knife-edge blade and securing bead.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING THIMBLESGeorge W. Gash and Charles L. Owens · April 15, 1873Patent drawing of a leather glove with metal toothed plates on the thumb, index finger, and little finger, joined by a wrist strap and buckle, shown both assembled and worn on a hand outline.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING GLOVESPerry N. Harts · April 15, 1873Patent drawing of an apple-parer showing a revolving reel with multiple forks, gears, and a cutter slide mechanism, plus a detail side view and section.IMPROVEMENT IN APPLE-PARERS.Solomon E. T. Dodson · August 4, 1874A patent drawing showing a metal husking peg with a curved bar and hook-like horn worn across the fingers of a hand, secured by straps and rings, with a separate plan-view diagram labeling the bar, curve, knob, horn, straps, and rings.Corn-HuskersDavid Babbitt · December 22, 1874Patent drawing of a slender pointed husking pin with a leather loop-strap threaded through holes near the heel and secured by a threaded nut, with two smaller cross-sectional details showing the heel mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN HUSKING-PINS.George Armstrong · September 28, 1875Line drawing of a curved metal corn-husking implement with a hooked tang at one end, a flat perforated bar with an adjustable leather strap in the middle, and a threaded swiveling heel at the other end.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENTSHugh W. Hill · December 14, 1875Patent drawing of a metal hand-armor device with hinged finger, wrist, palm, and thumb plates connected by straps and a spring catch, shown both as a side view attached to a hand and as a flat perspective of the plate assembly.IMPROVEMENT IN GLOVES FOR HUSKING CORN.Harvey Yeaman · February 22, 1876A patent drawing showing a leather glove with a forked metal plate and spring husking device strapped across the palm using a cord, alongside a detached perspective view of the husking mechanism labeled with letters A, B, B', C, and cross-section details in Figures 3 and 4.IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-HUSKERSJames Peters · July 25, 1876Two patent drawings of leather work gloves, one right-hand with a pronged metal husking-pin riveted across the palm, both studded with circular leather disks on the fingers, palm, and thumb, plus a separate detail drawing of the thumb showing the dense rivet cluster.CORN-HUSKING GLOVESJames Peters · June 19, 1877Patent drawing of a slotted paring knife with a wooden handle marked B, showing side, cross-section, and longitudinal section views, plus a diagram of the blade peeling a potato with a pointed coring tip.IMPROVEMENT IN APPLE PARERS AND CORERSWilliam E. Brock · July 17, 1877Line drawing of an open right hand wearing a leather glove, with letters A, B, B1, and b marking rubber-and-sand coated strips on the fingertips, finger joints, and palm.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKING GLOVESCyrus Mercer Townsend · May 21, 1878Illustration of a hand wearing a leather-strapped metal husking pin with a curved hooked prong extending across the fingers, alongside detail views of the pin and strap components.Corn-Husking Implement.Edward F. Rate · June 4, 1878A hand-held curved spokeshave-type bench tool with a wooden handle, a curved metal segmental head fitted with two angled cutting bits held by clamp plates and screws, shown in perspective, cross-section, and longitudinal section views.IMPROVEMENT IN BENCH-TOOLS.James H. Lewis · January 21, 1879Patent drawing of a hand-held husking and pruning tool showing a long flat metal holder with a hooked end, a sliding pointed cutter, a curved pivoting lever with handles, and detail views of the hook, cutter, and an extension pole with pulley for tree pruning.IMPROVEMENT IN HUSKING AND PRUNING DEVICES.Daniel E. Dopp · February 25, 1879Patent drawing of a hand-cranked cast-metal vegetable parer with a clamp base, geared crank mechanism, leading screw, and pivoted V-shaped paring knife assembly, shown in front elevation (Fig. 1) and internal cross-section (Fig. 2).Vegetable-ParerHenry Ehmann · April 1, 1879Patent drawing showing a pointed metal husking pin strapped across a hand's fingers with adjustable leather straps and a laced forefinger cot, plus separate enlarged side and back views of the detached pin assembly.Husking-PinWilliam E. Hall · June 17, 1879Line drawing of a leather corn-husking hand device showing a jointed thumb cot with lacing holes, a curved finger stall with a husking pin, and connecting adjustable straps and a wrist buckle strap, with smaller detail drawings of the individual leather blank patterns below.Husking-ImplementsWilliam E. Hall · August 19, 1879Patent drawing of a pointed husking peg with a curved handle and a separate metal ring fitted loosely near its base, shown both assembled and in exploded detail with labeled parts A, B, c, d, and J.Husking-PegJames V. Guy · December 16, 1879Patent drawing showing a small metal hand corn husker with a hooked toothed spur worn on a hand's forefinger, plus separate perspective views of its two interlocking curved sections and a cross-section detail.HAND CORN-HUSKER.Alexander W. Brinkerhoff · February 21, 1882Line drawing of a hand wearing a small metal husking device on the fingers, with a curved hooked shank and a spirally twisted pointed pin projecting upward, alongside three additional side-view diagrams labeled Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Fig. 4 showing the parts A, B, C, and D of the mechanism.CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENT.Jacob Nixon · March 7, 1882Patent drawing of a hand-cranked potato peeling machine showing a potato speared on a fork with a curved knife on a screw-driven frame, plus a detail view of the knife-holder mechanism.POTATO-PEELING MACHINEJohn Albert Moffat · February 27, 1883Technical patent drawing of a hand-crank apple-parer mechanism showing a threaded fork-shaft, pivoting nut lever, locking bolt, cam lever, and core-pusher disk, with multiple perspective views labeled Fig. 1 through Fig. 9.APPLE-PARER.Adolph Rippien · July 17, 1883Patent drawing of a slender tubular hand tool with a turned wooden handle, showing front and side views with labeled parts a, b, c, m, and a cutting edge e at the tip, plus two small circular cross-sections and a modified elongated version.APPLE CORER, PARER, AND SLICER.William E. Brock · February 19, 1884Line drawing of a metal hand corn-husker with forked concave claws strapped over a hand by an adjustable leather band, shown both worn on the hand and as a standalone plate.HAND CORN-HUSKER.Robert Caldwell McMinn · August 12, 1884Patent drawing of a hand-cranked fruit-paring machine showing a geared drive-wheel, twin feed-screws, a fork-shaft with spring prongs, and an oscillating paring knife mounted on a sliding frame.FRUIT-PARING MACHINEWilliam A. C. Oaks · April 7, 1885Patent drawing of a 19th-century cast-iron apple paring and slicing machine mounted on wooden standards, showing a hand crank, gear train, sliding table with knife-stock, rotating fork, and a wire cup device for loading apples.APPLE PARING AND SLICING MACHINEWilliam Taylor Elliott · April 14, 1885Patent drawing of a hand-cranked apple paring machine showing a fork-spindle with crank handle, a cast frame with rack and cam disk, a swinging paring knife arm, and a coring/slicing knife, with detail views of the knife blank and mechanism sections.MACHINE FOR PARING APPLESL. Herbert Scott · June 2, 1885Patent drawing showing a curved metal husking pin with a hook and pointed tip, fitted with a perforated leather strap, along with a view of the pin attached to a mitten and an edge view showing finger placement in dotted lines.CORN-HUSKING DEVICENoah Evinger · March 2, 1886Patent drawing showing three parer-slicer-corer tools with grooved blades, handles, and coring rings, plus hand-drawn scenes of the tools coring an apple and removing specks from a potato.PARER, SLICER, AND CORER.Philemon Tenney Gates · April 6, 1886Patent drawing of a curved metal husking pin with a pivoting blade, finger strap, and knuckle-protecting strap, shown in four figures illustrating open, closed, perspective, and cross-section views.HUSKING-PIN.Cornelius Arnold · February 15, 1887Patent drawing of a man wearing a hand-held corn harvester and husker strapped to his body, holding a corn stalk while operating the mechanical jaw device with his other hand; additional mechanical detail sheets show the internal cutter blades, spring-loaded husking jaws, gear mechanism, and a body-attachment belt.HAND CORN HARVESTER AND HUSKER.August Steiner · March 1, 1887A patent drawing showing a cone-shaped cane-stripping device with converging spring blades mounted on the edge of a wooden table, alongside a cutaway sectional view revealing the internal follower and blade arrangement.CANE-STRIPPER.Richard P. Sorrels · February 28, 1888Patent drawing showing a fruit knife with a wooden handle and a specially curved, angled blade featuring a separator and small cutter, including a perspective view of the knife peeling an orange.FRUIT-KNIFE.Luther C. McNeal · March 13, 1888Engraving of two hands holding an orange and a small curved-bladed knife, peeling a continuous ribbon of orange peel, with additional detail drawings of the blade's shank and curved cutting sections below.ORANGE-PEELER.Cyrus Herbert Porter · March 13, 1888Patent drawing of scissor-like orange-picking clippers with curved, sloped blades shown clipping the stem of an orange within its cup-shaped depression, with cross-section details of the blade curvature below.INSTRUMENT FOR PICKING ORANGES.Charles Ducommun · August 7, 1888Patent drawing showing a hand wearing a curved metal corn-husking implement strapped across the palm with a toothed thimble on the thumb, alongside detached views of the sliding two-part frame and thimble.CORN-HUSKER.Theodor H. Mehring · August 14, 1888Patent drawing of a scissor-like corn husker with two long loop handles, curved toothed jaws that close into a cup shape with a central hole, and a side view showing the angled blade and pivot pin.CORN-HUSKER.Theodor H. Mehring · August 14, 1888Patent drawing showing a wire and leather corn-husking device strapped onto a human thumb, with labeled parts including prongs, side bars, cross-bar, and lacing straps, alongside detail views of the bent wire form and metal securing strip.CORN-HUSKER.John E. Miller · February 11, 1890Drawing of a forearm wearing a strap-mounted hook device, with one hand holding an ear of corn near the hook, and a second detail view of the strap and hook assembly alone.CORN-HUSKER.Horace Greeley Baker · April 29, 1890Patent drawing of a metal husking pin with a pointed tip, adjustable threaded sleeve, and looped finger straps secured by a buckle, shown in perspective and side-section views with a hand illustrated in dotted lines.HUSKING-PIN.Hazen H. Perkins · June 3, 1890Technical patent drawing of a 19th-century fruit-paring machine showing a geared frame, reciprocating knife-carriage on rails, a curved crank handle, worm gears, and detail insets of the pivoted knife and worm-rack mechanisms.FRUIT-PARER.William A. C. Oaks · August 12, 1890A pen-and-ink patent drawing showing a human hand wearing a metal husking pin strapped around the forefinger, with additional detail views of the curved pin, adjustable strap, and staple fastening mechanism.CORN-HUSKER.Joe S. Cuttell · September 23, 1890Patent drawing showing multiple views of a tubular vegetable parer and corer with an obliquely cut end and a bent knife-blade mounted along the tube, plus several handled and flat-stock variations labeled Fig. I through Fig. XIII.VEGETABLE PARER AND CORER.Philemon Tenney Gates · November 18, 1890A drawing of a hand wearing a leather husking pin strapped across the fingers with an adjustable buckle, alongside a side-view section showing the strap and loop mechanism labeled with letters A through Y.HUSKING-PIN.John R. Satterthwaite · January 20, 1891Patent drawing showing a long flat stamped-metal kitchen tool shaped like a funnel-topped blade, with a grater section, angled slicer slot, peeler slit, and pointed cutting end, shown in four views labeled Fig. 1 through Fig. 4.KITCHEN UTENSILEmmet Erskin Larkins · August 25, 1891Patent drawing showing two hands holding an orange while inserting a small pointed cutting tool with a shielded blade into its rind, alongside enlarged detail views of the handle, cutter, and shield mechanism.FRUIT-CUTTER.James W. Grant · January 5, 1892Patent drawing of an elongated metal tube shaped like a bullet with a pointed oblique-cut tip, showing a narrow knife-blade set into a longitudinal slot along its length, with cross-section and blank-form views below.PARER AND CORER.Philemon T. Gates · August 23, 1892Patent drawing of a hand-held husking pin showing a curved metal plate with forked claws at one end, a sliding palm-piece and buckle at the other, and an adjustable strap with finger loop across the top, along with cross-sectional and end views labeled Figures 1 through 5.HUSKING-PIN.Svein M. Halvardsgaard · January 24, 1893Patent drawing showing a curved metal husking plate strapped to a hand, with an integral hook extending from the thumb area and a wrist strap with buckle, alongside two additional views of the plate and strap detached from the hand.CORN-HUSKING DEVICE.William F. Lillie · September 26, 1893Patent drawing showing an orange knife with a curved handle, a small right-angle cutting blade, and a longer concave loosening blade, illustrated both alone and in use scoring and peeling an orange.ORANGE-KNIFE.Charles A. Dietz · November 28, 1893Line drawing of a curved metal husking pin fitted with leather straps forming adjustable loops for the fingers and a guard strap protecting the hand, shown from multiple angles including a cross-section of the finger loop assembly.CORN-HUSKERHazen H. Perkins · January 30, 1894Patent drawing of a hand-held corn husker showing a curved metal pin mounted on a leather strap harness with adjustable finger loops and buckles, illustrated in four views plus a small sectional detail.CORN-HUSKER.Hazen H. Perkins · January 30, 1894Line drawing of a hand wearing a metal husking pin strapped across the fingers with leather loop straps and a buckle, alongside separate side and sectional views of the pin, straps, rings, and finger cot.CORN-HUSKER.Hazen H. Perkins · January 30, 1894Patent drawing of a cylindrical potato-peeling machine with a hand-crank wheel on top, a vertical rasping chamber, a rotary bottom disk with radial file-like blades, and detail views of the individual spring blades and gearing.MACHINE FOR PEELING POTATOES, &c.Emil Jaeger · August 14, 1894Patent drawing of a hinged fruit knife with a small tubular cutter and gage on one end and a curved rind-lifting extension on the other, shown in use on an orange in several positions.FRUIT-KNIFE.William Storrs Cooper · May 28, 1895Patent drawing showing a hand wearing a leather strap with a curved metal husking pin laced through slits near the fingers, with separate detail views of the pin, strap, and detachable finger cot.HUSKING-PIN.Edward F. Rate · November 12, 1895Patent drawing of a cylindrical decorticating machine showing a vertical section with internal corrugated walls, gears, and crank handle in Figure 1, and a plan view of the large radial-corrugated rotating disk with a hand crank in Figure 2.DECORTICATING-MACHINE.David Buist and Edward Godfried Schmidt · December 17, 1895Patent drawing of a hand-cranked vegetable parer with a clamp base gripping a table edge, a vertical standard supporting a spindle and knife arm, a horizontal rack-bar, and a ring-handled crank at the bottom.VEGETABLE-PARER.Carl Hugo Wolf · March 24, 1896Patent drawing showing three elevation views (Figs. 1-3) of a potato-peeling knife with a tapered wooden handle, a pivoting peeling blade near the top, and a pointed corer-tip blade J, alongside detail views (Figs. 4-6) of the separate peeling blade and its ferrule bearing components.POTATO-PEELING KNIFEHerman G. Loeffler · February 16, 1897Four line drawings show a bird-shaped sheet-metal orange knife with a handle, tongue, tooth, and flanged arm, used in sequence to cut, peel, and section an orange.ORANGE-KNIFE.Anna E. Drew · March 16, 1897Patent drawing of a leather and metal-mesh husking glove showing a hinged metal finger-cap with a pointed husking hook, a linked wire-ring palm and cuff, buckled wrist straps, and a rigid thumb ferrule with a nail-like flange.CORN-HUSKER.Marcus W. Bailey · April 13, 1897Patent drawing of a husking glove showing the palm covered with small serrated metal plates and a curved pointed V-shaped pin running across the palm and fingers, with a circular serrated plate on the thumb.CORN-HUSKING GLOVE.Lester H. P. Northrup · May 25, 1897Patent drawing of a hand-held corn-husking device made of two curved metal plates joined by a spring, with pointed grippers and wrist and finger straps, shown in multiple views including one clutching an ear of corn.CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENT.John Landsiedel · June 1, 1897Technical patent drawing of a curved metal husking pin with a leather guard-strap forming a finger loop, an adjusting strap, and a rear knob, shown in six labeled figures.HUSKING-PIN.Hazen H. Perkins · December 28, 1897Patent drawing of a metal husking pin with a curved point, a leather finger-stall strap looped through slotted stop-plates, an adjusting strap with a buttoned knob at the rear, and a rubber-covered handle grip.HUSKING-PIN.Hazen H. Perkins · February 8, 1898A patent drawing showing a hand wearing a metal and fabric corn-husking device with a curved hook over the thumb, straps around the wrist, and separate detailed views of the metal plates and hook components below.ADJUSTABLE CORN-HUSKER.William Franklin Lillie · May 24, 1898Drawing of a leather hand-worn corn husking implement showing a curved hook mounted on a metal plate strapped across the palm and thumb with a buckle fastener at the wrist.CORN-HUSKING IMPLEMENT.Lewis F. Rife · August 2, 1898Line drawing of a curved metal husking pin with a pointed tip and a T-headed hook end, fitted with a leather strap and finger guard, shown in five labeled figures illustrating assembly and strap variations.HUSKING-PINWilliam H. Tyler · August 9, 1898Patent drawing of a folding corn-husker tool showing a handle with a pivoted knife and husking peg, plus leather straps and a buckle for attaching it to the hand, in both extended and folded views.CORN-HUSKER.Frank Honisch · January 24, 1899Patent drawing of a hand wearing a wire corn-husking device with a strap around the palm, a strap around the wrist, and curved hooks projecting near the base of the fingers.CORN HUSKERJohn J. McDonald · September 19, 1899Patent drawing showing a hand outlined in dashed lines wearing a strapped metal and leather corn-husking device with a triangular palm plate, a bent-up husking peg, buckled wrist strap, and a side sectional detail of the plate and pad assembly.CORN-HUSKERHoward N. F. Sholl · September 19, 1899Patent drawing of a hand-worn corn husker showing a curved metal plate arching over the thumb base with a hook, attached to buckled palm and wrist straps, with detail views of the hinge and slot mechanisms below.CORN HUSKER.William Franklin Lillie · September 26, 1899Patent drawing of a curved metal hand plate with a strap and buckles, fitted with an adjustable hook that slides into a row of slots, shown from multiple perspective and detail views including the hook and screw fastening mechanism.CORN-HUSKER.Theophiel P. Walter · October 17, 1899Patent drawing of a hand-held rotary coring tool with a conical cutting tip, a threaded shaft with a coiled return spring, a sliding sleeve with curved finger arms, and a thumb loop at the base, shown in side view, cross-section, and top view.INSTRUMENT FOR REMOVING EYES FROM FRUIT OR VEGETABLES.Frederick G. Yawman · April 18, 1905Patent drawing showing a hand wearing a leather husking device with straps across the palm, back of hand, and wrist, connected by chains, with an inset edge view of the curved husking plate and peg.HUSKING IMPLEMENT.John J. Heser · July 9, 1907Patent drawing of a hand wearing a leather wrist band fitted with a metal husking plate bearing two upturned prongs, with detailed views of the buckle straps and plate cross-section.CORN-HUSKING HOOKRobert N. Thomas · June 22, 1909Patent drawing of a hand wearing a leather palm-mounted vegetable scraper with metal pin projections, shown in use scraping a potato over a bowl, plus detail views of the disk-shaped scraper body and its strap harness.VEGETABLE SCRAPER OR PEELER.Edward W. Milhado · April 25, 1911Patent drawing of a mechanical pear peeling and coring device showing a rectangular cast frame with a curved fruit receptacle, a pivoting knife shaft with peeling, coring, and stemming blades, a rack-and-pinion mechanism along one wall, a coil return spring, and a T-shaped crank handle for turning the shaft.DEVICE FOR PEELING AND CORING PEARSCecil B. Spencer and L. Moore Canaday · January 15, 1929Patent drawing showing a hand gripping a table knife fitted with a comb-like slicing attachment along the blade, plus detailed cross-section views of the slotted frame and twisted cutting blades.SLICERFrederick H. Miller · September 11, 1934Line drawing of a slender V-shaped fruit-peeling tool with a rotating auger tip, hinged carrier plates, and pivoted stripper blades, shown inserted into a grapefruit and in cross-section.METHOD OF SEGREGATING INTEGUMENT-FREE FRUIT SEGMENTSRalph B. Polk and Ralph Polk, Jr. · June 21, 1938Line drawing of a hand-held peeling and shredding tool with an oval wire handle, a curved U-shaped blade with a slotted cutting edge, and a finger rest, shown peeling a potato and in several plan and sectional views illustrating the blade's rotating and sliding shaft mechanism.PEELING AND SHREDDING DEVICEFerdinand E. Fender · February 25, 1941