"Triumph" Self-Raking Reaper, circa 1876
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Self-rake reapers needed only one operator instead of two required for reapers. The "Triumph," was an improved version of Seymour & Morgan's first successful self-rake reaper from 1853. A rotating reel moved the uncut grain into the cutting mechanism and deposited the cut grain on the platform. A separate rake regularly swept the platform, depositing the cut grain on the ground.
Self-rake reapers needed only one operator instead of two required for reapers. The "Triumph," was an improved version of Seymour & Morgan's first successful self-rake reaper from 1853. A rotating reel moved the uncut grain into the cutting mechanism and deposited the cut grain on the platform. A separate rake regularly swept the platform, depositing the cut grain on the ground.
Artifact
Reaper
Date Made
circa 1876
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Brockport
Creator Notes
Manufactured by D.S. Morgan & Co. in Brockport, New York based on a patented design by William H. Seymour and Dayton S. Morgan.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Agriculture
Object ID
00.3.617
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Red
Cream (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 65 in
Width: 109 in
Length: 166 in
Weight: 1100 lbs
Inscriptions
MANUFACTURED / BY/ D.S. MORGAN & CO. / BROCKPORT, N.Y. / TRIUMPH / D.S. MORGAN & CO. / BROCKPORT, N.Y.
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