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McCormick Auto-Mower
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A well-dressed man is sitting in the seat of a McCormick Auto-Mower, possibly at the Paris Exposition. The experimental machine is thought by some to be the first gas-powered tractor.
1900
International Harvester Company
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McCormick "Auto-Mower"
1900
McCormick "Auto-Mower" on the floor of a shop or factory. The Auto-Mower was an experimental engine powered mower that won first prize at the Paris Exposition of 1900. This is one of two Auto-Mower...
McCormick Auto-Mower in Paris
1900
Man sitting in a McCormick Auto-Mower at or near the Paris Exposition in France. The Auto-Mower was an experimental gasoline-powered mowing machine. This is one of two Auto-Mowers produced by the c...
McCormick Auto-Mower at Paris Exposition
1900
Three-quarter rear view of a McCormick Auto-Mower near a building at the Paris Exposition in France. The Auto-Mower was an experimental engine-powered mower that won first prize at the exposition. ...
McCormick Auto-Mower
July 24, 1900
Engineer E.A. Johnston operating a single-cylinder version of the McCormick Auto-Mower at the McCormick Works. Johnston was Director of Engineering for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The...
McCormick Auto-Mower at Paris Exposition
1900
Man sitting in a McCormick Auto-Mower in front of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company building at the Paris Exposition in France. Several men, a woman, two children and a French police officer...
Experimental Automower
1900
Experimental "auto mower" on display, possibly in the Deering Harvester Company display at the 1900 Paris Exposition.
