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wessex96 Posts: 56 |
posted 03-16-2009 07:12 AM
  
[26-1821] I wonder if anyone can let me know the use of this little implement? It is approx. 6 inches long. Also, I assume it is a souvenir piece, but does anyone recognize the place shown on the handle? Thanks. IP: Logged |
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dragonflywink Posts: 993 |
posted 03-16-2009 07:46 AM
It's a Florida souvenir orange peeler - the handle design, featuring oranges, blossoms and leaves, the St. Augustine city gates and the Spanish Empire coat of arms, was patented in 1897 and assigned to Jacksonville retailer Greenlef & Crosby (#D27588). Greenleaf & Crosby's sterling souvenir spoons, etc. were usually manufactured by either Durgin or Dominick & Haff, though other companies were also used, you might find a Gorham mark on this one since it was designed by William C. Codman, their chief designer at the time. I've also seen this handle on orange knives and letter openers. ~Cheryl IP: Logged |
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wessex96 Posts: 56 |
posted 03-16-2009 09:01 AM
Many thanks for your prompt and full reply, Cheryl. I can see that the short sharp blade could be used for scoring the peel but what was the larger blunt blade used for, I wonder. This item in fact is stamped with the Gorham marks and "Sterling" (no production number or date). IP: Logged |
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dragonflywink Posts: 993 |
posted 03-16-2009 09:28 AM
The flat blade slides in to separate the skin from the pulp for peeling. It actually works quite well. This handle was actually designed for Greenleaf & Crosby and they held the patent for the design. Just for a bit of history, in the late 19th-early 20th century, Henry Flagler ran railroads and built hotels along the east coast of Florida, from Jacksonville to Key West, he was responsible for much of the development of southern Florida as well as the state's tourism industry - and in many of his hotels, Greenleaf & Crosby operated their jewelry stores, a huge part of their business was in high quality souvenir pieces. ~Cheryl [This message has been edited by dragonflywink (edited 03-16-2009).] IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 03-16-2009 09:54 AM
An orange peeler often considered a kitchen tool but it is also an at table tool. They come in all different shapes and materials, silver, silverplate, metal, plastic, etc. A small narrow utensil designed to remove peels from oranges, lemons, limes and other similar sized fruits with citrus skins. The traditional Orange Peeler is designed with a scoring tool/ a small spur/hook, a slightly curved blade end, and on some utensils, a zesting tool. To use the Peeler, start by making the first slit in the skin or peel of the fruit at the stem end using the hook. Pull the hook and extending it downward to the opposite end. Visually divide the fruit in four to six equal sections, making the second slit in a similar manner and spaced equally away from the first slit so the fruit will eventually have four/six vertical slits. However, before making the third slit, use the blade end of the tool inserting it under the skin so it can be peeled away from the inside pulp or meat. Then repeat the process by making the third slit so the second peeled section can be removed and then the fourth slit follows, etc. This little gadget can be very handy for people with arthritic hands and nerve damage who have trouble peeling oranges and handling other fruits, and it can also be useful in a commercial kitchen, where physical contact with food is not, as a general rule, encouraged. In addition to using an orange peeler to peel oranges, it is also possible to use a knife/pocket knife, preferably one which is not terribly sharp, because you will want to grip the blade for better control. When using a knife as an orange peel, the blade should be tightly held just above the tip, creating a small spur which can be used to start scoring the peel, and then the hand can be slid back along the blade to expose more of it, allowing you to wedge the blade under the scored sections to pry them off. June and I have and use several Orange Peelers from all over the world. We suspect a few may be as early as the 1900's. They really work very well. Some look very different but fundamentally all work the same. Here is an JCK ad from 1908: An ad for a modern plastic peeler: IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 03-16-2009 11:03 AM
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dragonflywink Posts: 993 |
posted 03-16-2009 11:13 AM
From an 1894 Jewelers' Circular article on "The Eating of the Orange" (I particularly like the Palmer Cox Brownies in the Rogers & Hamilton ad): ~Cheryl IP: Logged |
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silverhunter Posts: 704 |
posted 03-16-2009 01:17 PM
Ofcourse I didn't knew what it was so I'm well informed by great information. It looks realy handy to use one. Always use(d?) knife and spoon. I wonder if this kind of patterns is also exported to Europa, or is it a market to start with these beautiful decorated pattern. It is also nice to see the advertisements from that period, much more information to read in a advertisement than nowadays. Thanks a lot! So my compliments for the solvers of this question. And my compliments for the rich decorated pattern, beautiful made. IP: Logged |
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Kayvee Posts: 204 |
posted 03-16-2009 04:18 PM
Orange knives are known in France in the nineteenth century. David Allan illustrates a set that he dates to 1900 on p. 150 of his recent book. His set has blades that were made in Solingen, so presumably the knives are found in Germany also. IP: Logged |
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silverhunter Posts: 704 |
posted 03-16-2009 05:01 PM
Thank you Kayvee so from the late 19th century untill now I just have seen the first showed in this topic. I wonder if Holland has or /use(d)this kind of peelers too. IP: Logged |
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silverhunter Posts: 704 |
posted 03-16-2009 05:55 PM
Dragonflywink,(Cheryl) With my bad eyes I couldn't read one of the topics you send, but I looked for st.Augustin in Florida but I wonder is it a harbour city build in the 16th century by Spain?(Or earlier) If I see a picture of the Castillo de San Marcos I recognize the building style. Did the Spainisch imported the orange into America? Or did they export it into Spain? So the designer used the coat of arms of Spain knowing the history as a tribute to the fruit and trade what was started by the visitors. It gives a nice information from the past. Using the coat of arms gives the peeler even more styl. IP: Logged |
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dragonflywink Posts: 993 |
posted 03-17-2009 07:39 AM
silverhunter - St. Augustine was founded by the Spanish in 1565 and has been continuously occupied since - it's often called the "Oldest City" in the U.S. The Spanish Empire coat of arms was used as a nod to the city's origins and appears on much of Greenleaf & Crosby's souvenir-ware, not really connected to the orange motif on this handle. The orange was introduced to Europe from Asia, and was introduced into Florida by the Spanish. ~Cheryl IP: Logged |
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wessex96 Posts: 56 |
posted 03-17-2009 08:47 AM
Sorry I am a little late in getting back, but I had first to go out and buy some oranges to try out the peeler. To my surprise it worked very well – it did not cut into the underneath skin and hence no juice running down my hand. The larger blade also did a good job of prising off the segment of peel (re. Scott’s instructions, above). However, I think I shall now re-clean it and put it back in the display cabinet. After all, as stated in the Patent, ‘To the eye, the handle presents, in outline and ornamentation, tropical luxuriance’. Thanks for the fascinating information you all have provided. I wonder if anybody has an ‘Orange Cup’ (‘the proper way to eat an orange’)...? IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 03-17-2009 09:08 AM
June & I are the proud owners of several orange cups. One of the most interesting is just like the Pairpoint tilting cup in the article posted by Cheryl. IP: Logged |
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silverhunter Posts: 704 |
posted 03-17-2009 09:24 AM
Thank you a very much Cheryl, good to know all the information. I'm helped with it. At another material (German stoneware jug from the 16th century there was also stamped the same coat of arms and I recognized it. Great help in the direction of archeology. André IP: Logged |
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argentum1 Posts: 602 |
posted 03-17-2009 09:41 AM
The Victorians must have had more people designing utensils than they had workers making the utensils. It would take a football stadium to hold everything they thought up for every conceivable use. IP: Logged |
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