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McCormick Catalog Cover
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company annual catalog cover featuring an illustration of a woman carrying a sheaf of wheat. Below the text reads: "Harvesting Machine Co. Chicago, ILL U.S.A. The Maiden Reaper and the only one that ante-dates the McCormick."
1886
International Harvester Company
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WHi 1886
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