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Photos of Union Iron Works, Owner John Beall.
Photographs of the Union Iron Works. "Farm Equipment --Corn Sheller--First. This is the Beall corn sheller, the first successful sheller made by anyone. It was invented by John Beall, millwright and inventor, and was for more than 40 years…
Photo of Interior of Allis Chalmers Plant
Photograph of the Interior of the Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Plant located at 347 E. Main St., Decatur, IL.
Photos of Baird Corn Husker
Photograph of Farm Equipment--Baird Corn Husker--1914. Invented about 1913 by William S. Baird and manufactured in Decatur at the Baird Harvester Co. Photo shows side view of corn husker. Ran Review 10/4/1914. Photograph shows the front view of the…