The Apple Parer Patent Archive

The cast-iron ingenuity of the American kitchen

Leather strap

Two patent drawings show a leather hand-strap corn husker: one fitted onto a human hand with a curved steel hook near the thumb, and one detached showing the strap, buckle, and hook labeled A, B, C, D.IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-HUSKERS.J. Hindman · January 22, 1867Drawing 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, 1870Illustration of a hand wearing a leather-strapped metal husking pin with a curved hooked prong extending across the fingers, alongside detail views of the pin and strap components.Corn-Husking Implement.Edward F. Rate · June 4, 1878Patent drawing showing a curved metal husking pin with a hook and pointed tip, fitted with a perforated leather strap, along with a view of the pin attached to a mitten and an edge view showing finger placement in dotted lines.CORN-HUSKING DEVICENoah Evinger · March 2, 1886Patent 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, 1887A 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 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, 1894Technical patent drawing of a curved metal husking pin with a leather guard-strap forming a finger loop, an adjusting strap, and a rear knob, shown in six labeled figures.HUSKING-PIN.Hazen H. Perkins · December 28, 1897Patent 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, 1899