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- Trade Catalog, "Price List of Extra Parts for Regular Continental Reaper," 1897 -
- 1897
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Trade Catalog, "Price List of Extra Parts for Regular Continental Reaper," 1897
- "New Yorker" Reaper, circa 1852 - The "New Yorker" Reaper was made between 1851 and 1853 by Seymour and Morgan, one of the earliest manufacturers of harvesting machinery, and is similar to Cyrus McCormick's "Virginia" reaper. Horse-drawn reapers like this greatly expanded the productivity of American farmers by reducing labor requirements over harvesting by hand with a sickle, while allowing the increase of land under cultivation.
- circa 1852
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"New Yorker" Reaper, circa 1852
The "New Yorker" Reaper was made between 1851 and 1853 by Seymour and Morgan, one of the earliest manufacturers of harvesting machinery, and is similar to Cyrus McCormick's "Virginia" reaper. Horse-drawn reapers like this greatly expanded the productivity of American farmers by reducing labor requirements over harvesting by hand with a sickle, while allowing the increase of land under cultivation.
- Model of Self-Raking Reaper, circa 1880 - Farm implement manufacturers competed to sell horse-drawn, self-rake reapers beginning in the 1860s. Though costly, these reapers found a ready market among farmers looking to save time and money otherwise spent on wages. Dealers and traveling salesmen often used models like this one to demonstrate the mechanism and encourage farmers to buy these popular harvesting machines.
- circa 1880
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Model of Self-Raking Reaper, circa 1880
Farm implement manufacturers competed to sell horse-drawn, self-rake reapers beginning in the 1860s. Though costly, these reapers found a ready market among farmers looking to save time and money otherwise spent on wages. Dealers and traveling salesmen often used models like this one to demonstrate the mechanism and encourage farmers to buy these popular harvesting machines.
- Ford Model T Runabout Converted to a Tractor, Reaping Grain, circa 1919 - Around 1919 a farmer driving his converted Model T Runabout is pulling a McCormick-Deering reaper to harvest grain in Minnesota. Large-diameter steel-drive wheels and a rear power takeoff were all that was needed to achieve the conversion. For only $195, E.G. Staude Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, had started selling the Mak-a-Tractor conversion kit for the Model T in 1917, capitalizing on the popularity of the Ford car among farmers. Staude produced an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 of these in its lifetime.
- circa 1919
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Ford Model T Runabout Converted to a Tractor, Reaping Grain, circa 1919
Around 1919 a farmer driving his converted Model T Runabout is pulling a McCormick-Deering reaper to harvest grain in Minnesota. Large-diameter steel-drive wheels and a rear power takeoff were all that was needed to achieve the conversion. For only $195, E.G. Staude Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, had started selling the Mak-a-Tractor conversion kit for the Model T in 1917, capitalizing on the popularity of the Ford car among farmers. Staude produced an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 of these in its lifetime.
- "Raking Up the Swath Left by the Cradle with the 'Buggy Rake' Made 75 Years Ago," H.H. Raby Harvesting Grain, 1944 -
- 1944
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"Raking Up the Swath Left by the Cradle with the 'Buggy Rake' Made 75 Years Ago," H.H. Raby Harvesting Grain, 1944
- Catalog for the Triumph Reaper and Empire State Mower, D. S. Morgan & Co., 1875 -
- 1875
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Catalog for the Triumph Reaper and Empire State Mower, D. S. Morgan & Co., 1875
- Henry Ford Driving a Reaper, July 1936 -
- July 10, 1936
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Henry Ford Driving a Reaper, July 1936
- Model of 1831 McCormick Reaper -
- 1831
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Model of 1831 McCormick Reaper
- Model of Mann Harvester, circa 1873 -
- circa 1873
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Model of Mann Harvester, circa 1873
- Model of Hussey's Reaping Machine, 1833 - Obed Hussey and Cyrus McCormick were rival for the honor of developing the first successful grain harvester. Hussey patented a reaper in 1833 (McCormick's patent was 1834) and had sold about 500 machines by 1850. This model, based on the 1833 patent drawings, was made about 1860, probably for patent litigation court cases against McCormick.
- 1833
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Model of Hussey's Reaping Machine, 1833
Obed Hussey and Cyrus McCormick were rival for the honor of developing the first successful grain harvester. Hussey patented a reaper in 1833 (McCormick's patent was 1834) and had sold about 500 machines by 1850. This model, based on the 1833 patent drawings, was made about 1860, probably for patent litigation court cases against McCormick.