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The Evolution of the Reaper, Part Two
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Three illustrations from an 1883 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog portraying the evolution of the reaper. The first drawing is captioned: "Fourth Stage. McCormicks Hand Rake Reaper, 1831." It shows a man riding on one of the two horses pulling the reaper, with another man standing and working at the back of the reaper. The second drawing is captioned: "Fifth Stage. McCormicks Advance Self-Rake Reaper, 1869." It shows a man sitting and driving a two-horse team pulling the reaper. The third drawing is captioned: "Sixth Stage. McCormick's Twine Binder 1883." It shows a man driving a two-horse team pulling the binder. On the left side cobwebs are on a discarded reaping hook and grain cradle. On the right, slaughtered swine are hung up over a barrel.
1883
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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WHi 36163
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Back cover of an 1859 catalog advertising McCormick's Reaping and Mowing Machines. Features a drawing of an original McCormick reaper being used to harvest a field of grain under the supervision o...
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1877
Letterpress print of McCormick's Harvester and Self Binder (wire binder). The grain binder is operated by a man seated on the machine and pulled by two horses.
The Light Binder
1883
Original pen and ink drawing of a header with the text "The Light Binder." The drawing was used for an 1883 advertising catalog.
The Evolution of the Reaper, Part One
1883
Three illustrations from an 1883 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog portraying the evolution of the reaper. The first drawing is captioned: "First Stage. Consumer & Producer brought toget...
McCormick Harvesting Machinery Advertising Poster
1876
Chromolithograph advertising poster for C.H. and L.J. McCormick, "Manufacturers of Harvesting Machinery" with central color illustration of a man operating a horse-drawn binder in a field, surround...
McCormick Woodcut
Original woodcut created for the letterpress print of McCormick's Harvester and Self Binder. It has three sections and is connected using wood splines. An electrotype was created from the wood cut,...
