Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
1924
1952.45
Brown flesh tone painted plaster with wooden base
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Historical Artifacts
Apple parer
Object name
Apple parer
Date
1888
Medium
Cast iron
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/2 x 8 in. ( 21.6 x 20.3 cm )
Description
Cast iron apple parer with table clamp at base; hand crank turns three sprockets rotating spindle and three-tined fork; circular plate below fork is also rotated by crank and controls position of knobs.
Credit Line
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Object Number
1945.162
Marks
cast: in low relief on circular plate: "WIGGINS PAT/ AUG 4, 1888"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
