Collection Highlights
Group of Chicago Zouave Cadets
Date:
Object Number:
PR.049.FF.MIL.CHIZOU
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Corn sheller
Object Number:
1930.50
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
White oak, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 28 x 17 1/2 in. ( 104.1 x 71.1 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
White oak and cast iron corn sheller; floor standing model with handcrank connected to large gear, which rotates a dowel with four rows of wooden teeth; large gear set into slot in angled plank, which is secured between two upright planks atop a rectangular base raised on four short, splayed legs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
