Sheller, Corn
- Object Name:
- Sheller, Corn
- Object ID:
- 2003.026.01
- Creator:
- Morrison, Ebenezer (possibly) -- Toolmaker
- Place of Origin:
- Franklin, NH (possibly)
- Date:
- 1855-1883
- Description:
- Corn sheller sold by Gustavus Walker (1830-1902), hardware dealer, Concord, NH. Green painted wood frame containing gear mechanism and toothed cylinders for shelling ears of corn. Four legs. Hand crank on right side. Stencilled lettering on back and left side: "GUST. WALKER / DEALER IN / HARDWARE &c. / PHENIX BLOCK / CONCORD, N.H." Hinged front panel with hole and metal tube for feeding ears of corn into machine. Inside of panel is stencilled twice: "FROM / GUST WALKER / DEALER IN / HARDWARE &c. / CONCORD / N.H."; lettering is within outline of a toothed wheel.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-45 W-20 D-26 inches
- Provenance:
- From a farm on North State Street, Concord, NH. Appears to be identical to an example known to have been made by Ebenezer Morrison of Franklin, NH, patented 1856.
Gustavus Walker (1830-1902) operated a hardware business in the Phenix Block on Main Street, Concord, 1855-1883. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Walker, Gustavus (1830-1902)
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