Picker, Fruit

Object Name:

Picker, Fruit

Object ID:

1974.044.02

Creator:

Melendy, John (1830-1881) -- Carpenter

Place of Origin:

Southbridge, MA

Date:

1854

Description:

Fruit picker. Melendy's fruit picker. Long, lightweight wooden handle. Small wire and canvas basket on picking end. Circular clipper, controlled by string running from basket to handle. Label affixed to canvas: "Manufactured solely by J. Melendy, Southbridge, Mass. Patented June 27,1854". "FOR PICKING APPLES, PEARS, PEACHES, CHERRIES, FASTER THAN BY HAND AND WITHOUT INJURY TO THE FRUIT, MANUFACTURED SOLELY BY J. MELENDY, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS, PATENTED JUNE27th, 1854."

Material:

Wood
Metal
Textile

Credit Line:

Gift of Ellen Salerno

People:

Melendy, John (1830-1881)

Subjects:

Farm equipment, Fruit, Fruit industry, Fruit pickers, Fruit trees, Apples, Apple trees, Apple orchards, Pears, Peaches, Cherries, Cherry orchards, Cherry trees, Peach trees, Peach orchards, Pear trees