Art of the Draw: Advertising Posters
from the McCormick-International Harvester Collection
FARM TECHNOLOGY POSTER
The Shape of Things
o find the best
arrangement of mechanical components, inventors
experimented with many different implement designs, most
of which were unsuccessful. In most 19th century
mowers, the driver sat directly behind a team of horses
and the cutter bar extended to the driver's right. In
this design, however, the horses are separated and the
cutter bar is mounted between them.
Color Lithograph, ca. 1885
Printed by Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann Lith.
(New York)
for Eureka Mower Co. (Towanda, PA)
22.25" x 28.5"
WHI 3560
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