Peter Cousins Speaking at the ASAE Landmark Dedication of the Massey-Harris Model 20 Self-Propelled Combine, April 23, 1982
THF627432 / Peter Cousins Speaking at the ASAE Landmark Dedication of the Massey-Harris Model 20 Self-Propelled Combine, April 23, 1982 / front
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Artifact Overview
The American Society of Agricultural Engineers designated the 1938 Massey-Harris Model 20 combine a "Landmark of Agricultural Engineering" in 1982. The machine, which culminated over 100 years of improvement in mechanical harvesters, provided valuable relief to the labor shortages of World War II. Among the speakers at the landmark dedication, held near Henry Ford Museum's Model 20 combine, was then-curator of agriculture Peter Cousins.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
23 April 1982
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.319.P.C-03875-9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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"Combines" combine the major tasks of grain harvest: cutting and gathering the crop, threshing and separating the kernels from the chaff, and disposing of the straw. The Massey-Harris Model 20, introduced in 1938, culminated over 100 years of mechanical improvements. One driver operated the self-propelled machine, which reduced the need for hired help during the labor shortages of World War II.