Early History of John Deere Corn Shellers

By Ted “dutch” Dehaan
Published on October 4, 2013
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Photo By Ted “Dutch” deHaan
John Deere Sheller No. 2

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

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