Apple Grader
Files
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.
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
Relation
Other examples of Grabill manufactured machinery appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003759, 018587, 040170, 040172, 040173, 040175, and 040176.
Identifier
018587
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Apple Grader,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 6, 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.