Need sheller and mill info!

[Frank Y]

Just picked these up about 5 miles from the house. I cant find any name on the sheller. It has alot of the original paint on the wood parts and some pinstriping on the legs. Someone made it so it could be used with an electric motor. Would like to know who the maker is. The other thing on the left is what I think is a Cider Mill. Its marked P.P. Mast CO on the iron part. It has a screw press on the front and a tilted draining table on the bottom. I looked up the name and found they make Cider mills along with other machinery. I think its missing some press parts though. If anyone knows anything about either of them, please drop me a line, and pictures would be great to see what Im missing on the press.
Thanks
Frank Y

[Frank Y]

Im still looking for some info on the sheller mainly the manufacturer. But i think I might have found out waht i need to use the cider mill. Found a pic on ebay that they were selling plans to make one and alls I need is the 2 buckets for the press. I wasnt too sure how the press would press down. but now I have an idea. The mill will be the next project to go in the shop. I can taste the cider now!

[Jebaroni]

The sheller looks similar to a Hocking Valley sheller. It's hard to say as a lot of the wooden box shellers tended to look alike. I think in the 1920's that most companies switched over to the angle iron/sheet metal style of construction on shellers. Hope this helps.

Jeb

[farmsc]

I have a sheller that looks exactly like this one. All I found on it was the word "Bradley" cast into the flywheel on the back side of it, I think. I would love to see some different pics of yours if you still have it.
Kevin

[Jebaroni]

Could it be a David-Bradley? I have seen later steel shellers made by David-Bradley and they can be easily identified as they have a nifty little wrench to work the lock nut near the opening on top of the sheller. DB implements were sold through Sears for many years. Can you post a pic or two?

[farmsc]

On one of the flywheel spokes, it just has "BRADLEY" stamped into the iron. All the wood was rotten, and almost none of the pieces were complete. I have remade all of the wood from cedar. Notice the extra long main shaft where the flywheel mounts.

[Jebaroni]

Until proven otherwise, I personally believe it to be an early David-Bradley as they did have the S-spoke flywheel as well. That long flywheel shaft makes no sense at all. Even for a belt pulley mounting. Something that long would require an outboard bearing....on a single-hole corn sheller? Highly unlikely. I wonder if it was replaced early on for some reason?

Jeb

[farmsc]

Doesn't look like it was a replacement or it was lengthened. The marks on it show the flywheel was run fairly close up to the sheller. The flat belt pulley visible on the flywheel is apparently factory. It is bolted on and has a specific bolt pattern and raised 'feet' that the bolts go through to keep the pulley away from the flywheel.
I'm all for believing it to be a DAVID BRADLEY. I just wish I could find pictures of another one to compare a few things to. The pulley for the chaff fan is missing, but the shaft doesn't show any marks where one would have mounted.
Kevin

[Dutch]

Here are a couple of shots of a restored PP Mast "Junior" which I have completed. I have more pictures if you need them.[ATTACH][/ATTACH]
DUTCH

[Frank Y]

Well, Ive since moved, and the sheller has moved on also. It probably was a David Bradley, but the guy that bought it was really enthusiastic that it was a New Holland. Thats ok I would rather have the engine than the sheller. The apple mill is still "in the wings" waiting to be restored.

Dutch, if you have pics of the hand crank that would be great. I did make a crank for it out of an old meat grinder crank and it works but I know its not correct and its a real finger pincher.

Thanks
Frank

[Dutch]

Frank,
Try these for more info.
Dutch
Let me know if I can be of further help.

[Frank Y]

Thanks for the photos of the crank Dutch! That will help an awful lot in the search for a new one. Ill just ask you one more question. How did you get that beautiful Grey color on the cast. Is it paint or just bare oiled or clear coated cast?
Thanks Again!
Frank

[Jebaroni]

I think that is all paint. I used some Rustoleum "Hammered Finish" paint once on some pitted cast iron and it really makes it look a lot like a more uniformly pitted "wet look" bare cast iron. You can get the hammered finish paint in lighter and darker shades. I beleive that what you are seeing is a uniform machine silver paint. Hopefully Dutch will clue us in on the true identity!

Jeb

[Dutch]

Yes, It is Rustoleum and a dark bronze hammered finish. The parts are carefully sandblasted and then painted and clear coated. The gold detailing is done by hand - actually using a toothpick under a magnifying lamp!
Bye the way, the crank threads on the low speed shaft using a standard [right hand] thread.
Good luck in your search.
DUTCH