Apple parer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1830
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 24 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 61.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden apple parer; straddle board with rectangular slot for (missing) wheel; two-pronged knife arm mounted on vertical post near middle of board and (missing) turning fork mounted on two posts parallel to end of board.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1336
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
38955
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 × 9 × 6 1/2 in. (36.2 × 22.9 × 16.5 cm)
Description:
Cast iron apple parer mounted on hardwood board; three-pronged fork rotated by crank; crank also rotates gears which draw attached knife up and down the apple as it turns.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1938.213
Marks:
inscribed: in pencil on obverse: "THIS BASE IS NOT/ THE ORIGINAL IS IN TALA [?] MUSEUM/STORER/WORSHIP IN BASEMENT"
Gallery Label:
The parer was patented in 1855, but the object is not marked.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
38954
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 × 8 × 5 1/2 in. (61 × 20.3 × 14 cm)
Description:
Cast iron apple parer, hand-cracked with activating gears spring-loaded knife; mounted on rectangular wooden straddle board.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Object Number:
1946.31
Gallery Label:
The apple parer was invented by E. L. Pratt.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
38952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pie crimper
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 × 1ft. 3/8 in. (11.4 × 3.5 cm)
Description:
Pastry jagger (or crimper) with turned baluster shaped wooden handle terminating in crimped iron wheel.
Object Number:
Z.90
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
38947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sausage gun or pastry funnel
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 41.3 x 13.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden cylinder with knob handle fitted into sheet metal cylinder with two handles and spout.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1753
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Foot warmer
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Part (warmer): 6 x 7 1/2 in. (15.2 x 19.1 cm)
Part (tray): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Description:
Tinned sheet iron rectangular box with hinged door and pierced sides and top with large circles and diamond motifs formed by the pierced holes; wood frame with waisted turned supports on each corner, wire bail handle; nearly square tray for coals inside.
Object Number:
N-69
Marks:
hand written: on masking tape attached to base: "A.H.S"
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
38923
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Foot warmer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1700-1800
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 8 in. ( 17.8 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Chip carved wooden warming box with molded brass handle and oval brass pull and hinged door and turned feet.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.2874
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
38922
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hetchel
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1774
Medium:
Iron, wood, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 14 x 37.5 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Hetchel with 122 square spikes set in rectangular piece of wood and bound with a tin sheet with iron straps; wood pierced at either end with holes reinforced by iron diamonds.
Object Number:
INV.14880
Marks:
inscribed: pierced in tin on one side: "1774 UB"
Gallery Label:
Hetchels, or heckling combs, were used to remove the fibrous core and impurities from flax. The flax was drawn through the bed of iron "nails" to clean and straighten the fibers. After heckling, flax could be spun to make it suitable for weaving into linen.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1774
eMuseum Object ID:
38898
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
board w/tongue & groove ends
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 10 x 7 in. ( 1.9 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden board with tongue-and-groove insert in each short end.
Object Number:
INV.12171
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38844
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Foot warmer
Classification:
Date:
1790-1830
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall (dimension 1): 6 x 9 x 8 in. (15.2 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm)
Overall (dimension 2): 2 5/8 x 5 in. (6.7 x 12.7 cm)
Description:
Tinned sheet iron box pierced with rows on top, circular motifs and finer punched heart motifs on side; bail handle, hinged door, and removable tray for coals.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bella S. Landauer
Object Number:
1955.266
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
38840
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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