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Lightning

Lightning

The lightning by Goodell & Company. This parer is marked PATENTED OCT. 6, 1863 and has a spring-loaded paring head. A second iteration of the parer has a fixed paring head and is marked with a second patent date of AUG 23, '64. A third version of the parer is made with a fixed paring head on a paring rod with a slight bend, is embossed with a third patent date of JUNE 18 '67, and despenses with the foot-guide.

 
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