The Apple Parer Patent Archive

The cast-iron ingenuity of the American kitchen

Farm implement

Drawing 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, 1870Patent 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, 1876Patent 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, 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, 1894A 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 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 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 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, 1909