[AT] ).T. - Wanted - double thumbed corn shucker gloves & potato digger

[Charlie V]

Just some ideas.  More shown on e-bay.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tan-Leather-Metal-Nebraska-Husker-Corn-Shucking-Hand-Glove-Tool-/400358907176

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-farm-tool-Corn-Husker-Shucker-hand-held-metal-leather-Vintage-/261816879707

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Cast-Iron-Black-Hawk-Hand-Crank-Corn-Sheller-Shucker-Husker-/291239025574

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-Metal-Corn-Husker-Shucker-w-Leather-Glove-Farm-Tool-111-/291391269554

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hand-Corn-Shucker-/231503893715

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vtg-antique-little-giant-corn-sheller-cast-iron-handcrank-farm-husker-shucker-/221698873177


On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Herb Metz <metz-h.b at comcast.net> wrote:

> Sure would like to find a couple pair (new or decent condition) of double
> thumbed corn shucker gloves.  Dad always raised approx 100 acres of corn
> and hand shucked it himself, except for two years when he experienced
> health issues; I have used and worn out several pair back in the mid late
> 40’s.  Also need a potato digger (operational or readily repairable) for
> the approx 600 lbs of sweet potatoes we normally raise, plus Barbara wants
> more red potatoes, plus I would like to get rid of the potato size rocks in
> our large vegetable garden. I have been reluctant to use a nice tractor
> tiller because of these rocks. Herb(GA)
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