The Apple Parer Patent Archive

The cast-iron ingenuity of the American kitchen

19th century agricultural patent

Patent 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-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, 1872Line 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 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, 1887Patent 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, 1895