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McCormick Self-Binder Instructions
1877
Directions for attaching the McCormick self-binder to the harvester. Features an illustration of an early wire grain binder.
McCormick Letterpress Print of Wire Binder
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.
McCormick Bundle Carrier Instructions
1886
Instructions for attaching steel bundle carrier to McCormick steel harvester. Features an illustration of the carrier attached to a harvester. The harvester, also called a binder, bound cut grain...
Milwaukee Harvester Co. Catalog Covers
1897
The left side (front cover) features a color illustration of a woman in a red dress who is holding up branches, and is wearing two gold colored bangles on her wrist. The right side (back cover) des...
McCormick Push Binder
1917
General line catalog color illustration of a McCormick push binder. The text beneath the illustration reads: "A Big Capacity, Light Draft, Roller Bearing Machine That is Easy to Handle" and "Two Si...
McCormick Wire Binder
1899
A group of men are using a McCormick wire grain binder led by two horses to harvest a field crop. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original caption reads: "The improvement embodied ...
