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In Charles Stebbins U. S. Patent No. 567,284 of

September 8, 1896, he goes into some detail

regarding corn holding devices and notes that his

―

...may be rotated for the purposes of applying salt

and butter to it and lifted from the table to the mouth

without requiring to be touched by the hand.

‖

We include Edward Hauser's U. S. Patent No.

1,539,669 of May 26, 1925 because of the great

drawings in the application. And we like

some of his copy:

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... facilitate the eating of

corn on the cob more properly ... obviate the

necessity of holding such with the fingers ...

holding the cob of corn when relishing such

...

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His two page description is rather detailed

but entertaining.

A Sterling corn holder

Corn cob holder

collecting is in its

infancy. Perhaps this

article will pique

some interest among

corkscrew collectors! If you start, there's a lot of

nice old ones and numerous modern plastic

examples. In no time at all you can have a colorful

collection!

Corn holders with Bakelite handles from the C. J. Schneider Manufacturing Company,

Toledo, Ohio come in green, red, and yellow c.1940s.