Massey-Harris Buyer's Guide for 1942
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It took hundreds of years to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Massey-Harris introduced practical self-propelled "combines" in 1938. One driver could operate them, reducing the need for hired help during the labor shortages of World War II.
It took hundreds of years to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Massey-Harris introduced practical self-propelled "combines" in 1938. One driver could operate them, reducing the need for hired help during the labor shortages of World War II.
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1942
Subject Date
1942
Keywords
Combines (Agricultural equipment)
Planters (Agricultural machinery)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.118.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Melissa Janz Barbey in Memory of Dennis Janz.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.875 in
Width: 8.5 in
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