1943 New Holland Automatic Pick-Up Baler in Use
THF290284 / 1943 New Holland Automatic Pick-Up Baler in Use
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Artifact Overview
This tractor-drawn baler changed the way farmers made hay. Before pick-up balers, farmers hauled hay to the stationary baler. This baler went to the hayfield where it picked up cured grass, pressed it into rectangular bales, and automatically tied the compressed grasses into a hay bale. Farmers could pick up and move these bales, and they had a higher market value as fresh hay.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1978
Creator Notes
Original photo by Sperry-New Holland, New Holland, Pennsylvania. This copy photograph was made by The Henry Ford in 1978.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.319.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 3.75 in
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