Autumn is here…
From the 1885 Reading Hardware catalog. Manufactured through 1993 and brought back into production shortly thereafter by Lehman’s. I grew up using one of these. Now, it looks like something a Steampunk engineer would create to use as many moving parts as possible. It was a more interesting kitchen in those days and I think you’d only need to buy one of these about every three or four generations.
From the most recent Lehman’s catalog:
- Total number of cast iron, cast bronze or steel pieces Per Apple Peeler: 31
- Holes Drilled: 22
- Holes Tapped: 10
- Number of Assembly Steps: 44 (From start to packed in box)
- Time it takes to Make One Apple Peeler: 48 Minutes
- Our craftsman can make about 50 per week
Preindustrial Craftsmanship 
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