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Replica Reaper Display
1931
A replica of Cyrus McCormick's first reaper on display with signs and posters. The display was likely part of the "reaper centennial," a promotional event for the International Harvester Company.
IHC Executives at McCormick Works Public Event
December 15, 1926
Cyrus McCormick, Jr., Cyrus McCormick III, and other International Harvester executives stand near a replica of the original McCormick reaper as a crowd looks on inside the McCormick Works.
McCormick Reaper Exhibit at "A Century of Progress"
1933
Female model posing with a rake next to a reproduction of Cyrus Hall McCormick's first reaper at International Harvester's "A Century of Progress" Worlds Fair exhibit. A portrait of Cyrus McCormick...
International Harvester Display
June 2, 1933
Replica of Cyrus McCormick's original 1831 reaper on display in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. Scale models of other harvesting machines and tools ...
Reaper Display
1946
A group of onlookers gathers around a McCormick reaper replica display at the Iowa State Fair. The sign behind the reaper reads: "McCormick Reaper Built 15 Years Before Iowa Became A State."
McCormick Reaper Reproduction
1930
Reproduction of the McCormick reaper of 1831. The replica was most likely produced by the International Harvester Company for the 1931 Reaper Centennial celebration.
