Massey-Harris Model 20 Self-Propelled Combine, 1938
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"Combines" combine the major tasks of the grain harvest: cutting and gathering the crop, then threshing and separating the kernels. The Massey-Harris Combine Model 20, introduced in 1938, culminated over 100 years of improvement in mechanical harvesters and is a "Landmark of Agricultural Engineering." Operated by just one person, it provided valuable relief to the labor shortages of World War II.
"Combines" combine the major tasks of the grain harvest: cutting and gathering the crop, then threshing and separating the kernels. The Massey-Harris Combine Model 20, introduced in 1938, culminated over 100 years of improvement in mechanical harvesters and is a "Landmark of Agricultural Engineering." Operated by just one person, it provided valuable relief to the labor shortages of World War II.
Artifact
Combine (Agricultural equipment)
Date Made
1938
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Combine manufactured by Massey-Harris Company, Toronto, Ontario; engine made by Chrysler Corporation.
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On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Agriculture
Object ID
75.131.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry L. Oldham.
Material
Metal
Color
Red
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 132 in
Width: 204 in
Length: 288 in