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McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper
1851
Handbill or Broadsheet advertising McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper. Includes an illustration of the reaper in use. One man is driving the horses, another raking the cut grain from the reaper's p...
Manny's Reaper and Mower Advertisement
1856
Engraved illustration from an advertising booklet for Manny's Patent Adjustable reaper and mower. The page features two images of men operating the reaper and mower. The top illustrates the reaper,...
Spanish-Language McCormick Advertising Poster
1931
Spanish-language poster intended for use in South America advertising the McCormick Number 10 harvester-thresher (combine). The poster features several color illustrations of the machine at use in ...
McCormick Daisy Reaper
1917
Color illustration of a McCormick Daisy reaper from a 1917 general line catalog. Caption reads: "Has been built and used continuously since 1831. The world's best-known reaper." Image contains icon...
McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper
1850
Broadside advertising McCormick's Patent Virginia Reaper, manufactured by what was then known as C.H. McCormick & Co. Features an illustration of the reaper in use. This early model required a pers...
"Romance of the Reaper" Poster
1931
Advertising poster for the "Romance of the Reaper" film for use in Australia. The poster features an illustration of Cyrus Hall McCormick building the first reaper as a group of people look on. Ben...
