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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.
- 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.
- Trade Catalog, "Price List of Extra Parts for Regular Continental Reaper," 1897 -
- 1897
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Catalog, "Price List of Extra Parts for Regular Continental Reaper," 1897
- 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
- D.S. Morgan & Company "New Clipper" Mower, 1885-1894 -
- 1885-1894
- Collections - Artifact
D.S. Morgan & Company "New Clipper" Mower, 1885-1894
- Trade Catalog, "Reapers and Mowers, Manufactured by the Johnston Harvester Co., Brockport, N.Y.," 1876 -
- 1876
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Trade Catalog, "Reapers and Mowers, Manufactured by the Johnston Harvester Co., Brockport, N.Y.," 1876
- "Triumph" Self-Raking Reaper, circa 1876 - Self-rake reapers needed only one operator instead of two required for reapers. The "Triumph," was an improved version of Seymour & Morgan's first successful self-rake reaper from 1853. A rotating reel moved the uncut grain into the cutting mechanism and deposited the cut grain on the platform. A separate rake regularly swept the platform, depositing the cut grain on the ground.
- circa 1876
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"Triumph" Self-Raking Reaper, circa 1876
Self-rake reapers needed only one operator instead of two required for reapers. The "Triumph," was an improved version of Seymour & Morgan's first successful self-rake reaper from 1853. A rotating reel moved the uncut grain into the cutting mechanism and deposited the cut grain on the platform. A separate rake regularly swept the platform, depositing the cut grain on the ground.