Advance
Reading
Hardware Company added the blossom knife to their lathe parers. The first
version of the Advance has a large thubscrew to secure
the slicing blades. Like the Penn lathes, the push-off on the Reading lathe
parers was activated by the advancing crank. The Penn push-off is a bar of
metal with a yolk shape at the end, which moves horizontally with the advancing
crank. The push-off on the first Advance is a first class lever that is rotated
upward and locked into place. The Parer is marked ADVANCE
READING HDWE. CO. PATENT PENDING B. KNIFE PAT. OCT. 19, 75
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