The Apple Peeler and Corer Museum of the City of New York

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

The Apple Peeler and Corer Museum of the City of New York

As part of our featured object series that explores key artifacts from the New York at its Core exhibition, we asked Hasia Diner to reflect on the Apple Peeler and Corer, on loan from the Lower East Side appetizing store, Russ & Daughters.

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

1940s White Mountain Apple Peeler in Store Display Box

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

The history of Antrim, New Hampshire's David H. Goodell, the inventor of the all in one apple peeler

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

Restaurants of Yore Museum of the City of New York

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

The Case for Keeping Kitchen Uni-Taskers

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

This Old-Fashioned Apple Peeler Is the Best Way to Peel Apples

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

Hot Dog! Museum of the City of New York

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

The Apple Peeler and Corer Museum of the City of New York

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

New York At its Core Exhibit Opens Reflecting on 400 Years of NYC History and its Future - Untapped New York

The Apple Peeler and Corer  Museum of the City of New York

Vintage White Mountain Apple Peeler, Corer and Slicer from Goodell Co.