Bruce D. Bomberger, curator at Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, say that these two tools are corn shellers. "Shelling" is the process of removing the hard, dried kernels of field corn from their ...

Discover how corn shelling bees and early mechanical shellers transformed American agriculture and strengthened rural ...

Fall is just around the corner and with fall comes harvest time. This week’s historic treasure is a corn sheller, a machine designed to make the farmers work a little easier. Corn shellers came in a ...

The corn sheller shown in our engraving has, however, some advantages which we have not met with in other efficient machines, the most prominent of which is its cheapness, the price of single machines ...

In the market for a 1900s fainting couch or a headcheese sausage grinder? How about a brass blowtorch or a hand corn sheller? In his 60 years of auctioneering, Clarence Schlimpert has rarely seen such ...

This video showcases the detailed process of restoring a very rusty antique corn thresher. It highlights the techniques and tools used to revive this old machinery, providing insights into restoration ...

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