Here is a link to a thread over on New Ag Talk discussing picking ear corn. One of the last posts has a picture of the last Cook corn sheller built. Neat bit of history I thought should be shared over here.
That is interesting. I got to see this corn sheller in operation this summer at Montevideo, Minnesota at their threshing show. The Hanley Falls club brought it over for the show to shell out a crib. I have some pictures that I will try to get on here soon.