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Corn Shellers / Cutters

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Primitive Wooden Corn Sheller  Here is a super hard to find example of a very unusual corn sheller.  It is amazing how many different variations of these that turn up.  At first sight one would think that this was a homemade crude version, or something else altogether, but as I have seen a few others exactly like it, and have spoken to an authority about it so I know that this was a manufactured piece.  It must have been used solely for feed purposes as one would have little control over what was happening when you got to using it.  With the original red wash paint, and great form, this interesting piece of farm history has great appeal not only as a wild corn sheller, but also as a great piece of folk art or early innovative design. 

Good.......$395.00   

The .50 Cent Corn Sheller   Here is a rare and desirable version of a cast iron hand-held corn sheller that dates from the last quarter of the 19th century.  This style sheller was used to separate seed corn from the cob to be used for next year's crop.  The larger table mount or box shellers that you often see were typically used for feed purposes, while these hand held versions had the much more important job on the early farmstead of giving the farmer more control so that only the choicest kernels were saved for seed stock for following year.  There are many different varieties of these hand shellers available and all of them are becoming increasingly difficult to find.   The idea with this one was that you squeezed the handle more or less as the cob changed size, thus enabling you to pick and choose which kernels you saved into the seed bucket for next years use.  In addition to the info cast into the outside of the jaws, there is the additional info on the inside giving the maker's name as Fisher, and Canton, Ohio as the location where they were made or first invented or patented.  This one is without a doubt one of the most graphic and interesting designs for an antique corn sheller and will make a great addition to the collection.  The condition is super, and this piece still retains a good deal of its original black finish.    

Excellent.......$395.00     

Grey Brothers Hand Held Corn Sheller  This hand-held corn sheller is a  hard to find model.  It is NOS and has not been painted or restored in any way.  The leathers to hold it with have fallen apart since I bought it they were so brittle and old.  It is a squeeze type and the hinges which are often broken are just fine.  There is plenty of the original finish left, and the cast in info with the name and patents are clear and strong.   

Excellent ..... $245.00                      

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The Peerless Corn Sheller   This super sheller is in such great condition that one would assume that it must have been restored, but I am not sure.  There is no evidence of wear or use, and the paint is so exact that it is scary.  Look at the condition of the handle!!  Usually I buy these things on the east coast right out of the barn, or from a dealer at a show back there, but I got this one here in California, and the guy hardly knew what it was.   In any case it looks great and I really think it is NOS or it may be restored, but in either case it is a good one and you will not have to do anything further to it that is for sure.    

Excellent+ ..... $495.00  

The Family Corn Sheller    Its rusty and a bit corroded, but that is the way the good old ones usually come.  It is very graphic, completely operational, and one of the most interesting designs for one of these that is available.  There is a new book out on these if you need the patent info, and there is a corn club in Illinois where they are coveted, or just be a closet collector, and acquire it for it historical value and intrinsic importance in the story of how our country grew up and fed itself in the last century.  It displays nicely, and looks great.        Good+ ....$195.00        SOLD  

Right Speedy Corn Sheller Patented 1877  Here is a nice example of a pretty hard to find corn sheller.  Notice the heart shaped castings in the drive wheel, and the intricate mechanism that actually removes the kernels from the cob.  Corn shellers come in a myriad of shapes, sizes, and designs, with the larger table and floor mounted versions being primarily for feed production while smaller handhelds were designed for removing just the prime kernels from the middle of the cob for next year's seed stock, a very important consideration to those early corn farmers in the East and Midwest.  Models like this were most likely for feed as you had little control over what was happening once you started cranking it up.  This sheller is in overall good condition, noting that there is one very small and minor casting crack in one of the arms on the crank wheel.  It seems to be operational should you feel the need.     Good.......$295.00     SOLD

Patented Corn Planter  This corn planter was patented in the 1850's and is earlier and larger than typically seen.  The paper label is readable.  It might be missing a small wooden door.  Different.    

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Good+ ..... $75.00     SOLD!         

Goodell Antrim NH Patented 1888 Corn Cutter   This is one of the most graphic and interesting, not to mention rare of all Corn shellers that was ever produced.  It was actually designed to work with green corn as opposed to dry corn shellers that were used for feed and seed.        Excellent ..... $295.00     SOLD

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