Corn Shucker - Rosebud, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 23.250 W 091° 24.629
15S E 638821 N 4250006
Used for shucking the corn off the cob, and then the kernels can be crushed for corn meal. Most of these made of wood were manufactured by the John Deere Company. This one does not have a name tag on it.
Waymark Code: WM13QF4
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2021
Views: 2
County of machine: Gasconade County
Location of machine: Old Motel Rd. & US-50, Rosebud
As I pulled into Rosebud from the west along US-50 I saw this building. I pulled in and parked. Walked around. NO SIGN. Either on building on door or window.
A couple of wagons, a wagon wheel, and this shucker were on display outside. And a huge compose pile.
I am not sure if this is a museum about to open, or one that has ceased to be open. The building looks new, but you never know.
"Most small corn shellers used in the home were hand-crank, hand-fed units that shelled one ear at a time. These were essentially upright, freestanding machines with a hand crank on one side mounted on an axle shaft. On the other side was a rather large flywheel that maintained momentum as corn was fed through the sheller.
"Inside the box, on the axle, was a large wheel with many protrusions called a picker wheel. On the opposite side was a flat rubbing side with grooves to remove kernels from the cob. When an ear of corn was fed into the sheller, it was immediately caught up with the picker wheel and moved downward, being turned and rubbed as it passed through. Shelled corn dropped out the bottom and the cob was spit out through an opening at the opposite end from where it was originally fed in. Some units had a small cleaning fan to blow the cob dust from the shelled corn." ~ Farm Collector
"The first three John Deere shellers are commonly referred to as “one-hole” shellers; all were manufactured in Moline, Ill. All were manually operated initially; later, (optional) external belt-drive pulleys were offered.
"The No. 1 John Deere sheller was manufactured from 1915 through 1924. It consisted of an angle iron frame for its lower level and a segmented cast iron top body in three major pieces. Internal pieces were mostly made of cast iron. Upper and lower side panels, as well as the internal baffles, were made of wood.
"The No. 1A, Deere’s second one-hole sheller, was manufactured from 1924 through 1936. The No. 1A utilized an extended angle iron frame to include the upper portion of the sheller as well, replacing the cast iron portions of the No. 1. The internal pieces remained almost unchanged.
"No. 1B was manufactured from 1936 through 1949 and perhaps into the early 1950s. Strangely, this model seems to relate back to the No. 1. Gone was the upper portion of sheet metal and angle frame. The entire top portion was redesigned to be integrated into two casting halves. Several attachments were offered, including feed trays, power pulleys, corn nubbers and an electric motor power option" ~ Farm Collector