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The Evolution of the Reaper, Part Two

Date: 1883
Description: Three illustrations from an 1883 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog portraying the evolution of the reaper. The first drawing is captioned: "Four...
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Manny and Company's Circular Cover

Date: 1856
Description: Cover page of a Manny & Co. advertising circular featuring two illustrations of men using Manny's reaper and mower. The top illustration shows the reaper a...
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McCormick-Deering Corn Binder Brochure

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for McCormick-Deering corn binders, featuring a photograph of a corn binder in the field. Caption reads: "McCormick-Deerin...
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Tractor Mowers and Sweep Rakes Brochure

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for McCormick-Deering tractor mowers and sweep rakes, featuring a photo of men mowing a field with a Farmall tractor and m...
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T-20 TracTracTor Brochure

Date: 1938
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for T-20 TracTracTors (crawler tractors), featuring photographs of tractors plowing a field; harvesting with a combine (har...
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Tractor Tilling Newsletter

Date: 07 1917
Description: Cover of the Volume 1, Number 2 issue of Tractor Tilling newsletter, produced by the Smith Form-a-Tractor Company. The cover features a photograph o...
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Waring Tractor-Cultivator Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Page of a mailer produced by the Smith-Waring Corporation of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to advertise the Waring tractor-cultivator. The advertisement feature...
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Kreme-O-Maltz, Malt Syrup Label

Date: 1929
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Kreme-O-Maltz, Light Hop Flavor, Malt Syrup." Distributed by the Oshkosh Maltz Produ...
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John Deere Branch Houses

Date: 1928
Description: Back cover of a booklet advertising the John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor with a listing of John Deere branch houses. The John Deere trademark is at lower ri...
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GMC Samson Tractor

Date: 1918
Description: Back cover of a booklet advertising the GMC Samson tractor with "sieve-grip." The photograph depicts two men using a Samson tractor and a plow in a field.
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Why You Should Have a Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for the Illinois Super-Drive tractor with six photographs of the machinery in use on farms. The headline reads: "Here Are Reasons Why You Sho...
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Hussey's Reaping & Mowing Machine

Date: 1851
Description: Back side of direction sheet, featuring two illustrations of men using the machine in a field. The top illustration has the title: "This cut represents the...

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