Corn-shellers - remove the grain of Indian-corn or maize from the cob. The general principle followed is that of scratching off the corn by means of short spike projections upon a cylindrical or flat surface. The operation of the apparatus shown in Fig. 125 is evident.
In the machine shown in Fig. 126 the spiked teeth are arranged radially upon a rotating disk, the cobs being fed singly, and presented lengthwise to the face of the disk.