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McCormick Advertising Handbill

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Handbill and order form advertising reaper and mower manufactured by Cyrus Hall McCormick. This describes the gold medal awarded at the "Great French Exhibition" at Paris in 1855.

Date Created:
December 1856
Creator:
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company

Publication Information

Creator McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
Date Created December 1856

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 print
Dimensions 22 x 28 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Advertising materials and catalogs, 1847-1902
Call Number McCormick Mss 5X
Media Number Box 1,Folder 9
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999463826302121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mcc0005x
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Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W011DFV
Legacy ID
WHi 3425

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