Portable Combined Thresher-Separator, circa 1870
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Thresher-separators threshed the harvested grain, removing the grain and chaff (waste) from the straw, and then winnowed the chaff from the grain, all in a continuous flow. These implements greatly reduced the time required for harvest, increasing yields, while reducing the labor costs. This machine incorporates several Westinghouse-patented improvements to the separator.
Thresher-separators threshed the harvested grain, removing the grain and chaff (waste) from the straw, and then winnowed the chaff from the grain, all in a continuous flow. These implements greatly reduced the time required for harvest, increasing yields, while reducing the labor costs. This machine incorporates several Westinghouse-patented improvements to the separator.
Artifact
Threshing machine
Date Made
circa 1870
Creators
Westinghouse, George, 1846-1914
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Schenectady
Creator Notes
Manufactured by G. Westinghouse & Co. in Schenectady, New York based on patented designs by George Westinghouse and Lorenzo Smith.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Agriculture
Object ID
00.3.16600
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Red
Black (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Width: 70 in
Length: 146 in
Inscriptions
G. WESTINGHOUSE & CO. / MANUFACTURERS / PROPRIETORS / OF THE / AGRICULTURAL WORKS / SCHNECTADY / NEW YORK / PATD. MCH 20TH 1860 & MCH 4TH 1862 / AND / DEC 27TH 1864
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