Johnston Harvester Co. Self-Rake Reaper, 1878-1900
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Farmers in the late 1800s saved time and labor by using horse-drawn, self-rake reapers to harvest grain crops. These machines had revolving arms that raked the cut grain off the reaper table and into a neat pile on the ground. Workers trailed behind the reaper, binding the piled grain and stacking the sheaves so they could dry before threshing.
Farmers in the late 1800s saved time and labor by using horse-drawn, self-rake reapers to harvest grain crops. These machines had revolving arms that raked the cut grain off the reaper table and into a neat pile on the ground. Workers trailed behind the reaper, binding the piled grain and stacking the sheaves so they could dry before threshing.
Artifact
Reaper
Date Made
1878-1900
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Firestone Farm Barn
Object ID
88.340.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Benjamin R. Hall.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
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