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Apple Grader

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Title

Apple Grader

Subject

Food processing machinery - Virginia - Woodstock
Fruit industry - Virginia - Woodstock

Description

Photograph of an apple grader manufactured by Grabill's Grader Plant in Woodstock Virginia.

The machine separated apples by size.

The plant was located near the intersection of what became Main Street and Reservoir Road and still stands in 2025.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Contributor

Identified by Bill Wine in 2025.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

018587

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Apple Grader,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 26, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/48662.

Comments

Bill Wine

Likely an apple grading machine used at Grabill's Grading House south of Woodstock. The same building that Shafer's BBQ & Catering was located in. Apples of certain sizes would either ride across the rollers or fall through...separated by size.

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