The Apple Parer Patent Archive

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Husking peg

Drawing 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, 1866A 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 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 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 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, 1890Patent 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 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 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, 1909