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- Hubbard Meadow Lark Mower, 1866 -
- 1866
- Collections - Artifact
Hubbard Meadow Lark Mower, 1866
- Allen's Mowing Machine, circa 1860 -
- circa 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Allen's Mowing Machine, circa 1860
- Fordson Tractor with Mower Attachment, circa 1924 -
- circa 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Fordson Tractor with Mower Attachment, circa 1924
- Manny's Combined Reaper and Mower, circa 1854 - John Manny developed this reaper in 1853 in Rockford, Illinois. It was the first to successfully challenge the Cyrus McCormick Company's dominance in reaper manufacture. Sued for patent infringement by McCormick in 1854, Manny won, paving the way for other manufacturers, and a broad expansion of the industry. Included in Manny's legal team was a young Illinois lawyer, Abraham Lincoln.
- circa 1854
- Collections - Artifact
Manny's Combined Reaper and Mower, circa 1854
John Manny developed this reaper in 1853 in Rockford, Illinois. It was the first to successfully challenge the Cyrus McCormick Company's dominance in reaper manufacture. Sued for patent infringement by McCormick in 1854, Manny won, paving the way for other manufacturers, and a broad expansion of the industry. Included in Manny's legal team was a young Illinois lawyer, Abraham Lincoln.
- Model of Ground-Driven Sickle Bar Mower, 1910-1930 - Scale models were used by salesmen or to secure patents. This model shows a ground-driven sickle bar mower. Mowers were used by farmers to harvest grain or cut hay and grasses. In the early part of the 1900s, some farmers converted horse-drawn mowers to be pulled by a tractor or a Model T.
- 1910-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Model of Ground-Driven Sickle Bar Mower, 1910-1930
Scale models were used by salesmen or to secure patents. This model shows a ground-driven sickle bar mower. Mowers were used by farmers to harvest grain or cut hay and grasses. In the early part of the 1900s, some farmers converted horse-drawn mowers to be pulled by a tractor or a Model T.
- Ketchum's Mowing Machine, 1859 - This is the first successful machine designed exclusively for mowing. Earlier machines were designed as reapers, with mowing as a secondary function. This machine ran at a higher speed, more suited for mowing, and with more distance between the cutter bar and drive wheel, it could better negotiate uneven ground. By 1864, over 20,000 of these mowers were in use.
- 1859
- Collections - Artifact
Ketchum's Mowing Machine, 1859
This is the first successful machine designed exclusively for mowing. Earlier machines were designed as reapers, with mowing as a secondary function. This machine ran at a higher speed, more suited for mowing, and with more distance between the cutter bar and drive wheel, it could better negotiate uneven ground. By 1864, over 20,000 of these mowers were in use.
- Model of Mowing Machine -
- 1870-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Model of Mowing Machine
- Eureka Mower, 1897 -
- 1897
- Collections - Artifact
Eureka Mower, 1897
- Ambler's Mowing Machine, circa 1836 - This is probably the oldest surviving American harvester. Enoch Ambler, a resident of Montgomery County, New York, patented this machine in 1834 and demonstrated it by cutting about 100 acres of grass in 1835. Interest in the mower led Beale & Griswold of Spencertown, New York, to buy Ambler's patent and attempt commercial production for the 1836 and 1837 seasons.
- circa 1836
- Collections - Artifact
Ambler's Mowing Machine, circa 1836
This is probably the oldest surviving American harvester. Enoch Ambler, a resident of Montgomery County, New York, patented this machine in 1834 and demonstrated it by cutting about 100 acres of grass in 1835. Interest in the mower led Beale & Griswold of Spencertown, New York, to buy Ambler's patent and attempt commercial production for the 1836 and 1837 seasons.