The Apple Parer Patent Archive

The cast-iron ingenuity of the American kitchen

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Line drawing of a hand-cranked cast-iron apple parer showing a curved toothed sector, gear train, hand crank handle, and a rotating knife mechanism, with a second side-view drawing showing the clamping base and vibratory frame.IMPROVED APPLE-PARERJonathan White · June 3, 1862Patent drawing of a hand-cranked cast-iron apple parer showing a circular gear mechanism, rotating fork, and spring-loaded knife arm mounted on an upright post with a clamp screw at its base.IMPROVED APPLE-PARERFrederick W. Hudson · December 2, 1862Patent drawing of a hand-cranked cast-iron apple parer showing a forked mandrel, geared arc sector, cam-driven knife arm, and clamp base, with two operating positions and a detail view of the cam plate.IMPROVED APPLE-PARERJonathan White · February 16, 1864Two patent line drawings of a 19th-century cast-iron apple-paring machine: Fig. 2 shows a front view with a semicircular gear rack, rotating fork, and curved knife arm; Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the same mechanism with labeled gears, cam, knife-rod, and handle, including dotted lines indicating the knife's swing path.IMPROVED APPLE-PARERE. L. Pratt · August 23, 1864Two mechanical line drawings of a 19th-century cast-iron fruit parer: Fig. 1 shows a top view with an arc-shaped toothed sector, gears, a pivoted knife lever, and a wooden crank handle; Fig. 2 shows a rear elevation with the rotary fork, gear train, clamp screw, and table-clamp base.IMPROVEMENT IN FRUIT-PARERSLeander S. Woodbury · December 20, 1870Patent drawing of a 19th-century cast-iron apple paring and slicing machine mounted on wooden standards, showing a hand crank, gear train, sliding table with knife-stock, rotating fork, and a wire cup device for loading apples.APPLE PARING AND SLICING MACHINEWilliam Taylor Elliott · April 14, 1885