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McCormick Binder Field Test Challenge
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Handbill describing a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company challenge to the winner of a field trial to face the McCormick Twine Binder. Hubbard, Partridge & Co. are the agents listed. Includes the text: "Take Notice! Read This!"
1883
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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King Corn
1901
Advertisement for the grand exhibition of the McCormick corn binder, endorsed by "King Corn." Features an illustration of a Native American man and a photo of a horse-drawn corn binder in a field.
McCormick Always the Winner
1900
Flyer describing a McCormick Mower field trial victory in Plano, Alabama. Includes a small illustration of a farmer using the horse-drawn mower under the headline "McCormick always the winner."
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Catalogue
1897
Back cover of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog with a color illustration of a horse-drawn grain binder, a mower, and a corn binder on the open folds of a decorative fan. Includes the ...
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Flyer
1893
Flyer describing field trial victories by the McCormick binder. Features a small illustration of a farmer using the horse-drawn machine followed by testimonials. The headline reads, "Don't Be Dece...
McCormick Binders Harvest in Dakota
1884
Illustration from a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog showing twenty McCormick binders harvesting a large field of grain in the Red River Valley. Many workers are stacking the sheaves of...
The McCormick Harvester Ahead!
1875
Flyer advertising the McCormick Harvester featuring a small illustration of the machine at work in the field, followed by testimonials. This model appears to be a Marsh-style harvester with a bindi...
