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Champion Trade Card
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Advertising card produced by Warder, Mitchell and Company, manufacturers of the Champion line of agricultural machinery. Features a color illustration of a farmer operating a Champion self-rake reaper while a traveler looks on. Printed by Major & Knapp, New York.
1875
Warder, Mitchell & Company
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The "Champion" Shops at Springfield
1875
Engraving from the back of an advertising or trade card showing views of the Warder, Mitchell and Company factory buildings at Springfield, Ohio. The company manufactured agricultural machinery, in...
Champion Reapers and Mowers Catalog Cover
1879
Cover of an advertising brochure for the Champion line of reapers and mowers manufactured by Warder, Mitchell, and Company. The cover features a color illustration of a farmer in a field with a hor...
The 'Champion' Reaper and Mower
1873
Front page featuring a color illustration of a man using the reaper and mower in a field with a team of two horses.
The 'Champion' Self-Raker
1873
Inside spread featuring a color illustration of a man using a self-raker in a field with a team of two horses.
Champion Binder Advertisement
1898
Advertising poster for the Champion Binder, manufactured by Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Company. Features color illustration.
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Advertising Poster
1900
Advertising poster for Champion grain binders, reapers and mowers manufactured by the Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company of Springfield, Ohio. Features a panorama of the company's factory.
