and Slicing Potatoes, Vegetables, and Fruits.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1889
Specification Accepted, 30th Mar., 1889
and Slicing Potatoes, Vegetables, and Fruits.
We, WILLIAM HERBERT DAWSON of 65 Monton Road, Eccles near Manchester
Salesman, and HENRY GOODWIN of 2 Sloane Street Brooks Bar Manchester, Bootmaker,
do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Our improvements refer to that class of paring apparatus constructed entirely of
sheet metal, say of tinned iron plate, or steel plate, in which a slit is formed near the
extremity and the metal at each side of the slit turned slightly in opposite directions
and sharpened at one side to form a cutting edge suitable for peeling or paring
potatoes or other vegetables, fruit &c.
On the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 an end view and
Fig. 3 a plan of our improved paring and slicing apparatus.
Fig. 4 represents the improved parer combined with a handle and apple corer and
Fig. 5 represents an end view of the ferrule of the handle seen in Fig. 4.
Our improvements consist in arranging this class of apparatus in addition to the
usual paring slit a with a series of slits b and c of varying width one of which
marked c is disposed in the edge of the apparatus which is for this purpose turned up
at right angles, as illustrated. By means of these additional slits we are enabled to
peel or slice vegetables, fruits &c. to varying degrees of thickness--The one
extremity d of this apparatus is suitably gouged and pointed to form a scoop suitable
for use in removing the eyes from a potato or for any analogous purpose and the other
extremity is formed with a series of square cutters e e e arranged in the same plane
and in cellular form as illustrated and so constituting a stamp or die for cutting up
vegetables into chips or strips.
Along the length of the apparatus we form a grating surface ƒ for grating horse-
radish, carrots &c. and by suitably curving and sharpening one edge as marked g we
form a knife say for cutting or dividing vegetables, fruit &c.

page_text: In the better class of apparatus we combine the paring apparatus with a hollow
detachable handle has illustrated in Fig. 4 and arranged with a slotted and bayonet
pointed ferrule i so that parer is placed in its handle and when the study has passed
beneath the bridge piece k the ring 1 (which is provided with a similar bridge piece)
can be turned behind the stud ; as illustrated and so lock the same in position.
Projecting from the other extremity of this handle we sometimes employ an apple
corer m which it will be observed can be used along with the handle when detached
from the paring apparatus.
We wish it to be understood that in constructing our improved apparatus we do
not confine ourselves to combining all the improved parts or additional elements herein-
before described in one and the same article as it will be obvious that two or more of
the same may be employed as found desirable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
First. The improved combination and arrangement of parts constituting a com-
bined peeling slicing, cutting, grating and stamping apparatus for potatoes vegetables
and fruits substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated on the accompanying
drawing.
Second. The improved combination of apparatus for peeling, slicing, cutting and
stamping potatoes, vegetables and fruits, with a detachable handle and with or
without the apple corer substantially as herein before described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.