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Patent 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, 1879

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