Model of Hussey's Reaping Machine, 1833

Obed Hussey and Cyrus McCormick were rival for the honor of developing the first successful grain harvester. Hussey patented a reaper in 1833 (McCormick's patent was 1834) and had sold about 500 machines by 1850. This model, based on the 1833 patent drawings, was made about 1860, probably for patent litigation court cases against McCormick.