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McCormick Wire Binder
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A group of farmers are using a McCormick wire grain binder, built in 1876. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original caption reads: "The improvement embodied in this machine consists of a mechanism for automatically binding the grain with wire, and discharging it in bundles on the ground."
1899
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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W012TM3
WHi 60990
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McCormick Wire Binder
1899
A group of men are using a McCormick wire grain binder led by two horses to harvest a field crop. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original caption reads: "The improvement embodied ...
McCormick Wire Binder
1899
A man is operating a McCormick wire binder driven by two horses.
Men with Self-Binding Harvester
1899
Two men are operating a horse-drawn McCormick twine grain binder in a field.
Man with McCormick Wire Binder
1899
Man operating a McCormick wire binder driven by two horses through a field.
McCormick Wire Binder of 1876
1900
Side view of a man using a McCormick wire binder pulled by three horses to work in a field.
Horse-Drawn Binder and Buggy in Field
1899
A farmer operates a horse-drawn grain binder in a field while another man in work clothes looks on. Two men in dress clothes sit in a buggy in the same field. A split-rail fence is in the background.
