Sheller, corn

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/SINGLE BLADE
DATE: 1850–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1313.001

MANUFACTURER: O.M. CO.
MODEL: WOOD'S CORN SHELLER
LOCATION: Otterville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION (PROBABLY CASTIRON) SAVE WOODEN HANDLE GRIP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 41.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 41.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Crop processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: OM
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Otterville

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A SIMPLE CORN SHELLER MFD. IN ONTARIO
Function: TO REMOVE CORN KERNALS FROM COB IN ORDER TO PRODUCE FEED FOR LIVESTOCK
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONCE-COMMON HAND CRANK CORN SHELLER. SHELLING WAS ONE OF THE MOST TIME-CONSUMING TASKS AT CORN HARVEST TIME. UNTIL MECHANICAL SHELLERS DEV'D, CORN KERNALS WERE REMOVED BY MEANS OF FLAILING; TREADING WITH OXEN OR HORSES; SCRAPING WITH IRON BLADE, ETC. SMALL WHEEL-TYPE SHELLERS DEVELOPED C.EARLY 1800S; FIRST HORSE-POWERED SHELLER PATENTED IN 1843 BY F.N. SMITH OF KINDERHOOK, N.Y. C.1875-1900 MOST SHELLERS FITTED WITH PULLEYS FOR ATTACHMENT TO STEAM ENGINE'S BELT. C.1920S SHELLER & PICKER COMBINED & FITTED ON TRACTOR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'WOOD'S CORN SHELLER/ O.M. Co./ OTTER[VI]L[L]E ONT.' STENCILLED IN YELLOW ON BLADE. [NB: SOME TEXT IS WORN/ ILLEGIBLE]
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 07/30/1997 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Wooden component has been broken from artifact, leaving only wood adjacent to fasteners.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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O.M. CO., Sheller, corn, circa 1850–1900, Artifact no. 1988.1313, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1313.001/

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