Summary
Made: Goodell Co. White Mountain Apple New Hampshire, U.S.A., circa 1848 - 1901. Used in the kitchen of a psychiatric hospital in Victoria, circa 1848-1901
Physical Description
Apple corer and peeler is an ornate complicated, hand-operated device on short-stemmed Y-shaped frame. Attached to top of trunk of the Y is the corer, a 3-pronged fork on long, horizontal screw which feeds through 2 loops, moving and rotating fork across top of Y, turned by an inward bent handle with wooden hand hold on end of shaft. There is a spring-operated lock rivetted to the top of the Y trunk to prevent the corer slipping backward when it meets resistance from apple. There is a small, blunt 2-prong fork reaching up from the base of the Y to corer shaft. It swings back and forth in same direction as corer motion.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Manufacturer
Goodell Co., Antrim, New Hampshire, United States of America, circa 1880
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
WHITE MOUNTAIN APPLE/MADE BY GOODELL CO./ANTRIM N.H./USA embossed along spine of apple corer.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Food & drink preparation
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
15.5 cm (Length), 5 cm (Width), 26.5 cm (Height)
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Dimensions
250 mm (Length), 250 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: maximum dimensions
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References
card with exhibit.
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Keywords
Drills, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
