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McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper Broadsheet
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Handbill advertising McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper, manufactured by C.H. McCormick & Co. Includes an illustration of the reaper in use. One man is driving the horses, another raking the cut grain from the reaper's platform, and a third bundling the cut grain by hand. A handwritten note at the bottom reads, "D.W. Brown of Ashland Agent for Northern Ohio."
1851
Cyrus H. McCormick & Co.; McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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Illustration of Cyrus McCormick's Reaper
1887
Illustration of men harvesting grain with Cyrus McCormick's reaper of 1831. The illustration appeared in an advertising folder produced by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Includes the tex...
McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper
1851
Handbill or Broadsheet advertising McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper. Includes an illustration of the reaper in use. One man is driving the horses, another raking the cut grain from the reaper's p...
"McCormick's Machines" Advertising Poster
1870
Advertising poster depicting a mower, reaper, hay wagon, and family picnic in a rural setting. Printed by Edward Mendel for C.H. McCormick & Bro. Includes the text "McCormick's Machines" and color ...
McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper
1850
Broadside advertising McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper, manufactured by what was then known as C.H. McCormick & Co. Features an illustration of the reaper in use. This early model required a pers...
McCormick Reaper Illustration
1859
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...
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Advertising Card
1886
Inside of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company advertising card. Features color illustrations demonstrating the development of harvesting technology, including the reaping hook, the cradle, and ...
