The Apple Parer Patent Archive

The cast-iron ingenuity of the American kitchen

Sugar-cane processing

Line drawing of a hand-operated cane stripper and cutter with a long scissor-like spring handle, a divided ring clasp holding curved spring-cutters at the top, a small hooked knife, and a straight topping knife.IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR STRIPPING AND CUTTING SUGAR-CANE FOR GRINDINGLuther E. Porter · May 24, 1859