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Orange peeler

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-173155

Description

Orange knife and peeler. U-shaped blade, one branch has a knife like point, the other branch has a serrated edge and metal hook to pierce the orange rind. Wooden handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

orange peelers
metal
wood (plant material)
Knife, Orange

Inscription

ORANGE/D.R.G.M. (Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

GERMANY

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2323

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