Corn husker

A.

A.

Name/Title

Corn husker

Description

A. “The Boss” is a corn husker or shucker, produced around 1900. There is a perforated metal plate and a hook designed to be worn over a glove to facilitate grabbing and shucking corn ears. It is patented by The Boss Manufcturing Company. B. A corn husker of a different design from A. It is used to remove the husk from the corn by hand. The metal blade attaches to a leather finger strap, designed to slit the husk so it can easily be removed. C. Another design of a corn husker, featuring a pointed steel spikc attached to a leather strap. The farmer would insert the spike every the corn husk and pull down to remove it manually.

Use

Shucking corn

Collection

Alfred Reuter

Acquisition

Accession

2026.080

Create Date

August 5, 2026

Update Date

August 6, 2026