Thrashing machine identification help

marktklose@gmail.com · Nov 3, 2019

I purchased a thrashing machine at auction and would appreciate any information regarding it. It is 5 feet long and has 2-12 inch cylinders. It is made of wood. I have attached several photos. No markings of any kind are present. I would greatly appreciate any information or other possible website reference I could pursue. Thank You
Mark

rustred · Nov 3, 2019

looks homemade to me. might be for a demo purpose. its not complete , but who knows what they were running through it.

marktklose@gmail.com · Nov 3, 2019

(quoted from post at 13:17:29 11/03/19) looks homemade to me. might be for a demo purpose. its not complete , but who knows what they were running through it.

Thank You so much for responding,I was thinking the same thing except for some of the metal parts being forged IE straw walker crankshaft has 10 walkers and the way the cylinder and concave,s
are made and installed but maybe a very skilled craftsman. Thanks Again. Mark

db4600 · Nov 3, 2019

Years back we had something similar at Junkshow. I recently saved a similar unit from a crumbling barn and it is on my short list to rebuild as it is mostly complete, but has been patched with plywood. I was told by elders and my salvaged model is marked ?bean and pea thresher?. There is no serial or makers tag on mine or do I recall the one previous. Search for ?bean and pea thresher? and you?ll find a sampling of various types.

db4600 · Nov 3, 2019

My aim is to use it in our miniature are at Junkshow as it is about the right size to pair with a 1/4 scale steamer.

caterpillar guy · Nov 3, 2019

With the spike cylinder it is a beaner for threshing beans. If it had a rasp cylinder it would be for wheat and small grains. Corn was not typically threshed in that manner at that time. Corn was run through a sheller.

Gene Dotson · Nov 4, 2019

Looks to me to be a Groundhog thresher. Grain and straw is hand fed with only the heads into the cylinder and straw discarded by hand. Girard family threshing crew at Portland, Indiana show had one and demonstrated at the show.

Gene

mb58 · Nov 4, 2019

I had one-not exactly like your's but close. It was a
WHITE STAR PEA SHELLER
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

marktklose@gmail.com · Nov 4, 2019

(quoted from post at 17:42:24 11/03/19) Years back we had something similar at Junkshow. I recently saved a similar unit from a crumbling barn and it is on my short list to rebuild as it is mostly complete, but has been patched with plywood. I was told by elders and my salvaged model is marked ?bean and pea thresher?. There is no serial or makers tag on mine or do I recall the one previous. Search for ?bean and pea thresher? and you?ll find a sampling of various types.

Thank You very much for info. Mark

marktklose@gmail.com · Nov 4, 2019

Thanks so much I will followup on. Mark

marktklose@gmail.com · Nov 4, 2019

Thanks so much.It was for sure hand feed i believe I have a part missing up front. To cover cylinders. Mark

marktklose@gmail.com · Nov 4, 2019

Thank You very much I will certainly followup on your information.Mark

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