The Apple Parer Patent Archive

The cast-iron ingenuity of the American kitchen

Farm tool

Patent 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, 1858Patent 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, 1870Patent 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 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 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, 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, 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 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 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, 1907