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Neuss Works
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International Harvester's Neuss Works in Neuss, Germany. A reproduction reaper and a sign in front of the building commemorate the one-hundred year anniversary of the invention of the reaper by Cyrus McCormick (also know as the "reaper centennial").
1931
International Harvester Company
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Reaper, Binder and Mower outside McCormick Works
1890
Reaper, grain binder and mower in a yard outside the McCormick Reaper Works.
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.
"Romance of the Reaper" Demonstration Scene
1930
Still from the feature length motion picuture "Romance of the Reaper" showing a recreation of the demonstration of Cyrus McCormick's reaper of 1831 at Walnut Grove. The film was produced by the Int...
Filming of "Romance of the Reaper" at Walnut Grove
1930
Film crew setting up a scene in which actors playing the parts of Cyrus McCormick and his slave Jo Anderson operate a replica of McCormick's reaper of 1831. The scene was part of a feature length ...
Crowd Examines Centennial Model of the Reaper
1931
Crowd examining a full size reproduction of the "first reaper" displayed on the bed of an International "Six Speed Special" truck parked in front of an International Harvester dealership. The compa...
First McCormick Reaper Re-Enactment
1929
Re-enactors demonstrating a replica of the first reaper built by Cyrus Hall McCormick in 1831. The man raking at the back of the reaper appears to be playing the part of Cyrus McCormick's slave, Jo...
