Wheeler's Horse-Power and Thrasher, July 1847
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Farmers began to use stationary power sources in the nineteenth century as they mechanized barn or farmyard work like threshing, winnowing, or corn grinding. Some invested in animal treadmills like those advertised here. Animals walked on an "endless belt," a device similar to those on modern exercise treadmills. A wheel and belt converted the animals' movement to drive a variety of agricultural machinery.
Farmers began to use stationary power sources in the nineteenth century as they mechanized barn or farmyard work like threshing, winnowing, or corn grinding. Some invested in animal treadmills like those advertised here. Animals walked on an "endless belt," a device similar to those on modern exercise treadmills. A wheel and belt converted the animals' movement to drive a variety of agricultural machinery.
Artifact
Article
Date Made
1847
Subject Date
July 1847
Creators
Unknown
Creator Notes
Published in American Agriculturist, Vol. 6, No. 7, July 1847.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.319.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 7 in
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