Farming equipment and machinery

Corn Bruiser

A collection of old metal gate hinges leaning on the brick wall of the Blacksmiths shop. Some of the hinges have metal bolts in them. Photo: Kate von Stieglitz / Tourism Australia.

A corn bruiser was used to roll or crush corn into meal which was predominantly used for feeding livestock in winter.

Corn Bruiser. Source: The Book of Farm Implements and Machines, Slight & Burn, 1858, p446.
Corn Bruiser (Source: The Book of Farm Implements and Machines, Slight & Burn, 1858, p446)