CS Bell corn sheller

[Charlie M]

Anybody ever heard of these shellers. I've acquired a small belt driven model. Its a metal machine. Sorry I don't have a picture. I tried to google it and it showed several hand shellers but not a belt driven one. I got one from my neighbor this weekend. Hasn't run in over 20 years. I had to take out a bushel of old bee nests but it looks to be in real good condition. Everything but a belt tightener works. Its missing the bag assembly on the fan. The corn drops onto an auger that moves it to the fan.

 

[led]

I used to have a small hammer-mill, had a hel! of time tracking down. Try TS Bell co, Tipton Ohio
Led

 

[Bob Bancroft]

Charles Singleton Bell apparently ran a foundry in Ohio, casting stoves and farm machinery, and soon, bells.

So I assume this is a cast iron machine? Flat belt driven? You say fan. Is that for cleaning, or is that a blower to facilitate bagging?

 

[Charlie M]

I should have put a little more info in my original note. It sits on the ground and is belt driven with a flat belt. Height wise its about waist high in height and has a chute to shovel corn into the machine. It has a fan to remove fine stuff and a blower to put the shelled corn into a bag. It has C.S. Bell of Hillsboro Ohio stamped into one end. The ends are cast and the metal on the sides is heavy sheet metal. look like a well made machine. Most of the stuff I have found on the internet is about making bells and small hand cranked grinders and shellers.