Miller’s cornfield (1 Viewer)

[WBritain]

I just set this up a couple of days ago using a number of our Iron Brigade figures in a quick scene made with our fall backdrop, a couple of “Scenics to Go’ bases, and our new summer 18th/19th century corn. I have been wanting to upgrade what we did in in metal for some years now and this new set incorporates injection molded plastic corn stalks that we designed new steel tooling for. The stalks are flexible so they will not damage your figures when making scenes where they are closely staged. The green sets are currently in stock and will be followed next month by the fall sets. I also used one of our new 11” tall maple trees in this set up to add a vertical element, which ties things together better. In the next issue of our magazine “The Standard” will have an article on how to use these maple trees and our old growth oak trees with other scenic items we offer to build a terrific shelf display.

 

[jason foote]

This is awesome Erika, thanks for all of your beautiful products and this great set up.
Jas

 

[Dragoon]

Using a more flexible material is a great way to go. I have a number of the first sets and they are quite fragile.

 

[Terp152]

The corn stalks look great although maybe a little tall for 19th century corn. I was at the battlefield a few weeks ago.

 

[WBritain]

Hi,
18th and 19th century corn fields were planted in a check row pattern and predate modern hybrid plants. It was not unusual for early fields to have plants over 12 feet tall, giving the crop a real different look. There are photos of late 19th century corn fields in Wisconsin Historical Society collection that have plants measured over 16 feet tall.
Modern corn is shorter and have a higher yield than many of the Heirloom varieties…the energy used to grow height is a fair trade for more ears of corn.
When I was designing the steel tool I also needed to also consider the limitations of molding our “plants” at maximum scale height, so we chose a good height for most displays, which could be a snapshot at a particular time in the growth cycle or geographic location.
This is an interesting painting titled “A Southern Cornfield, Nashville, Tennessee, 1861” by Thomas Waterman Wood part of the collection T. W. Wood Gallery and Art Museum here in the U.S. included for discussion purposes.
Also included is a photo I took at Conner Prairie Museum a few weeks ago of a small planting of Heirloom corn to show the height. We have a nice article in the latest issue of The Standard, our W. Britain Collector’s Club magazine on early corn fields, which will be mailed at the end of this week.
Thanks,
Ken

 

[Terp152]

Hi,
18th and 19th century corn fields were planted in a check row pattern and predate modern hybrid plants. It was not unusual for early fields to have plants over 12 feet tall, giving the crop a real different look. There are photos of late 19th century corn fields in Wisconsin Historical Society collection that have plants measured over 16 feet tall.
Modern corn is shorter and have a higher yield than many of the Heirloom varieties…the energy used to grow height is a fair trade for more ears of corn.
When I was designing the steel tool I also needed to also consider the limitations of molding our “plants” at maximum scale height, so we chose a good height for most displays, which could be a snapshot at a particular time in the growth cycle or geographic location.
This is an interesting painting titled “A Southern Cornfield, Nashville, Tennessee, 1861” by Thomas Waterman Wood part of the collection T. W. Wood Gallery and Art Museum here in the U.S. included for discussion purposes.
Also included is a photo I took at Conner Prairie Museum a few weeks ago of a small planting of Heirloom corn to show the height. We have a nice article in the latest issue of The Standard, our W. Britain Collector’s Club magazine on early corn fields, which will be mailed at the end of this week.
Thanks,
Ken

Thanks for the reply Ken. I had read somewhere that ACW corn would be about the same height as a man but a description of Miller's cornfield on the Warfare History site describes the corn as taller than a man. The pieces do look realistic.
Chris

 

[Grey Heron]

Welcome news WBritains, thank you. I look forward to seeing the release of the fall set and your latest Standard magazine. I'm looking to use the Fall set of corn stalks for an American Revolution display.

Kind regards,
Grey

 

[WBritain]

Welcome news WBritains, thank you. I look forward to seeing the release of the fall set and your latest Standard magazine. I'm looking to use the Fall set of corn stalks for an American Revolution display.

Kind regards,
Grey

We started to mail the 2nd issue of the Standard on Friday and should finish getting the rest out this week. We are working on the last issue for 2023 now.
Thanks,
Ken

 

[Grey Heron]

We started to mail the 2nd issue of the Standard on Friday and should finish getting the rest out this week. We are working on the last issue for 2023 now.
Thanks,
Ken

Thanks Ken for the news. Look forward to reading the magazine.

Cheers,
Grey

 

[jason foote]

I just picked up a set of the old corn rows from Peter Nathan, you can never have too much corm!

 

[wayne556517]

I just picked up a set of the old corn rows from Peter Nathan, you can never have too much corm!

That wouldn't of been cheap, unreal his pricing.

 

[jason foote]

I hear you but it was actually ok.