Corn sheller - Cracker Barrel - Davenport, Florida, USA. - Old Agricultural Equipment on Waymarking.com

Cracker Barrel, Country Store. On the US27 Southbound. Just off the Interstate 4 exit 55, Davenport, Florida.


"In an era when satellites steer tractors, it’s hard to imagine the days when an improved corn sheller represented cutting-edge technology. But in the 1840s, a corn sheller manufactured by Thomas D. Burrall, Geneva, N.Y., did just that.

“In the 1840s, most shellers did not separate the cob from the corn,” explains collector Chuck Heckroth, Dryden, Mich. “Burrall was perhaps the first to invent a sheller that did.” In use, shellers of the 1840s simply deposited cobs and kernels in a pile on the ground. The working mechanisms of most were fully exposed and made no accommodation for a bucket to catch the corn.

Patented in 1845, the Burrall sheller was an important improvement in corn shellers. Decades later, it remained a hot commodity. “Even after 1900, it was still shown in the Farm Implement News Buyers Guide as being produced by a number of companies,” Chuck says. Replacement parts were offered by Messinger Mfg. Co., Tatamy, Pa., as recently as 1948." Text Source: (visit link)
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"Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, is an American chain of combined restaurant and gift stores with a Southern country theme. The company was founded by Dan Evins in 1969 and its first store was located in Lebanon, Tennessee, where the company is now headquartered. The restaurant menu is based on traditional Southern cuisine and each store's decor is designed to resemble an old fashioned general store. Cracker Barrel's stores were traditionally located near highway exits in the Southeastern and Midwestern U.S., but expanded across the country during the 1990s and through the 2000s. As of 2011, the chain operates over 600 stores in 42 states." Source: (visit link)

Use or Purpose of Equipment: Corn sheller Approximate age: 1863 Manufacturer and model: Goulds Mf'g Co. Sennega Falls N.Y. Still in Use?: No Location: Cracker Barrel, Country Store. On the US27 Southbound. Just off the Interstate 4 exit 55, Davenport, Florida. Street Address: Cracker Barrel 111 Dunson Lane Davenport, Florida USA FL 33896-8315 Fee for Access: no

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