An ear of corn was placed into the top of the sheller as the hand crank was turned. The kernels of corn fell into the wooden box, where they were collected for the grist mill or for livestock feed.

In the spirit of all things agricultural, a young hand enthusiastically takes on the chore of shelling some corn with the help of Michael Palmer, the corn sheller's owner. Jimmie crank corn ...

Corn shellers came in a variety of sizes, from small hand-held devices to large self-feeding conveyer belt-type wagons pulled by horses or powered by steam. The example shown here is one of the ...