7110 N. Clark Street

7110 N. Clark Street was Affy Tapple Company.

Photos

RPWRHS photo L009-0164 shows Affy Tapple Company, 7110 N. Clark Street. No date given.

RPWRHS photo L009-0174 shows Affy Tapple Company, 7110 N. Clark Street. From the final conveyor, the apples are wrapped individually or, here, boxed 28 to a carton, for shipment. Almost one thousand cases a day are produced. In the autumn months the plant can produce 5-6000 cases a day.

RPWRHS photo L009-0175 shows Affy Tapple Company, 7110 N. Clark Street. There are two separate steps in nut coating. In the first, caramel covered apples are rolled through a revolving bed of nuts, covering the sides. The finishing touch is applied here when apples are dropped on to this revolving disk of crushed nuts, coat.

RPWRHS photo L009-0203 shows Affy Tapple Company, 7110 N. Clark Street. Almost all the equipment used in the process at Affy Tapple is custom designed and unique. Apples go in bare, come out with a warm coat of gooey caramel.