Peach-Parer. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Peach-Parer.

Creator

  • Inventor: Hermans, Alva
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Other: Hermans, Mary E.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Mary E. Hermans, of Henderson, Texas, Administratrix of Alva Hermans, Deceased.

Contributor

  • Witness: Steth, A. H.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Davies, Daniel D.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: N. Peters, Photo-Lithographer, Washington D. C.

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1859-12-27
  • Acceptance Date: 1859-12-27

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for a paring device for peaches using prongs to hold and rotate the fruit while a blade pares the peach. Includes illustrations.
  • Physical Description: [1], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Food and Cooking
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Processing and Storage
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • Keyword: peaches
  • Keyword: fruit

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Rusk County - Henderson

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Patent Number: 26640
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth165093

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