Cornhusker, 1900-1920
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Farmers used this glove-like tool to remove the husk -- the leafy, outer material -- from corn. With the metal spikes, workers slit the husk which then could be removed in a quick motion. This process -- called husking -- was done one ear at a time. The glove kept the hand open -- ready for gripping -- and made husking by hand easier.
Farmers used this glove-like tool to remove the husk -- the leafy, outer material -- from corn. With the metal spikes, workers slit the husk which then could be removed in a quick motion. This process -- called husking -- was done one ear at a time. The glove kept the hand open -- ready for gripping -- and made husking by hand easier.
Artifact
Hand cornhusker
Date Made
1900-1920
Place of Creation

On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Agriculture
Object ID
77.71.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Leather
Inscriptions
THE BOSS