Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-13 of 13

Book or Pamphlet

Empire Mower, Reaper & Twine Binder Catalog

Date: 1883
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for J.F. Seiberling, manufacturer of agricultural equipment, featuring a color chromolithograph illustration of a horse-dr...
Book or Pamphlet

St. Paul Harvester Works Catalog

Date: 1883
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the St. Paul harvester and Appleby cord binder manufactured by the St. Paul Harvester Works. The cover features a black...
Book or Pamphlet

Adriance, Platt & Company — Mowers & Reapers Catalog

Date: 1883
Description: Cover of an Adriance, Platt & Company advertising catalog featuring mowers and reapers. The design is an arrangement of black text in various typefaces sur...
Book or Pamphlet

C. Aultman & Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1883
Description: C. Aultman & Co. catalog cover and back cover. On the front is a shock of wheat, a bird and a butterfly, and on the bottom a farm landscape. On the back co...
Book or Pamphlet

Fremont Harvester Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1883
Description: Catalog cover for reapers and mowers. Features an illustration of a reaper at the bottom, and in the background a landscape scene with trees and a farm bui...
Book or Pamphlet

Excelsior Harvester & Binder Catalog Cover

Date: 1883
Description: Catalog cover featuring miniature elves or fairies harvesting grain with axes.
Book or Pamphlet

Back Cover of Excelsior Harvester & Binder Catalog

Date: 1883
Description: Back cover of catalog featuring a color illustration of miniature elves or fairies cavorting in a three-tiered stack of wheat shocks. One stands at the top...
Book or Pamphlet

Keller's Advertising Brochure

Date: 1883
Description: Inside panels from advertising brochure with two color illustrations of harvesting scenes. Both show a man driving a team of two horses pulling a grain bin...
Book or Pamphlet

Keller's Advertising Brochure

Date: 1883
Description: Two panels with color illustrations of men using grain binders in a field, each is pulled by a single horse.
Book or Pamphlet

Marsh-Whitney Platform Binder Brochure

Date: 1883
Description: Front cover and 2-page spread of 3 panel brochure. The spread is a color illustration of the Platform Twine Binder.
Book or Pamphlet

Patterson & Brothers Twine Binder Inside Spread

Date: 1883
Description: Inside spread of advertising brochure for Patterson and Brothers, manufacturers of agricultural equipment, Patterson, Ontario, Canada. Features a chromolit...
Book or Pamphlet

Toledo Mower & Reaper Co. Brochure

Date: 1883
Description: Outside of 6-panel brochure featuring three color illustrations of men using the rear cut mower, light reaper and platform twine binder.
Book or Pamphlet

Champion Harvesting Machinery

Date: 1883
Description: Inside spread of 4-page brochure featuring illustrations accompanying blocks of text explaining the features of Champion machines. The top left shows a man...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: