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Antique Farm Related Tools

Wilson's 1875 Patent Hand Held Pop Corn Size Corn Sheller  This is a pretty hard to find hand held popcorn size corn sheller that was patented in 1875 by a Mr. James Wilson from Nashua New Hampshire.  This version is not marked with the patent info and just says Pat Applied for ---- Nashua NH and must be an early model.  Here is a link to the patent if you want to see that.  Popcorn shellers are much rarer than then their larger cousins like the Grey Brothers which looks similar or other hand held shellers.    Nice!! 

Back to the pretty hard to find part of the story.  I almost left this behind at the collector's house going through different boxes.  The box this sheller was in had been packed some 20 years ago and was more full of a rat nest and guano than the kitchen misc that the box said was in it.  Next stop for that box and contents was the dumpster if I had not continued.  I do not think many others would have gone through this box, but it speaks to the notion treasure is where you find it.  You just need to keep looking though. 

The pics of this look horrible, but it is actually in very nice condition. 

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Good+ ..... $595.00         

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New Era Rope Winder  This rope maker / twister is in very nice condition.  All original and no cracks or damage.  These can be found with several different locations, and this is the one from Minneapolis Minn..   Nice!!      Click For Pic       Click For Pic

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Good+ ..... $245.00         

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Fence Stretcher   These devices come in a myriad of different designs, all meant to make the homestead more secure, or at least the fence more evenly stretched after something broke through, or you were fencing in that last 40 acres.  A step back in time.   Click For Pic

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Good+ ..... $30.00         

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Leg or Post Vice   These heavy duty vices are most commonly associated with blacksmiths and blacksmithing, but were also in common use throughout the country by rural farmers maintaining the farm.  This one is damage free and has a 4" jaw.    Click For Pic    

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Good+ ..... $125.00         

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Hetchel   These were used to help process flax into strands to be made into thread to be made into linen.  They can come in a number if sizes.  This one is about 8 x 12" and is made with wonderfully formed square head nails / spikes.       Click For Pic     Click For Pic       

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Very Good ..... $40.00   SOLD!       

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2 Vintage Mouse Traps   Here are two primitive looking mouse traps from an old time general or hardware store that have the original paper price tags of 71 cents still on them.  Each mouse or rat trap must date from right after the Second World War as one of them is stamped Yugoslavia.  The mice got lucky here---doesn't look like either trap was ever used.     Click For Pic     Click For Pic          ML-mouse-1

Very Good ..... $20.00 each      SOLD!   

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Vintage American Made Rat Trap   This one is called the Automatic, and it is, and it is one of the most powerful small animal or rat traps I have ever run across.  This one would do the job.    Click For Pic     Click For Pic      Click For Pic   

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Very Good ..... $20.00          

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