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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Catalogue
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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 text: "Take It Cool."
1897
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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WHi 27999
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McCormick Harvesting Machinery Advertising Poster
1876
Chromolithograph advertising poster for C.H. and L.J. McCormick, "Manufacturers of Harvesting Machinery" with central color illustration of a man operating a horse-drawn binder in a field, surround...
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...
McCormick Advertisement — "Take It Cool"
1897
An advertisement designed with images of three hand fans decorated with scenes of farmers using McCormick farming machinery. A ribbon across the bottom carries the words: "Take It Cool."
McCormick Advertising Folder
1886
Foldout advertising card for the McCormick grain binder. Includes a color illustration of a farmer operating a horse-drawn grain binder under the text "the king of the harvest field; McCormick stee...
McCormick Letterpress Print of Wire Binder
1877
Letterpress print of McCormick's Harvester and Self Binder (wire binder). The grain binder is operated by a man seated on the machine and pulled by two horses.
McCormick Agency Sign
1895
Tin sign used to identify a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership or agency. Includes a portrait of Cyrus McCormick and illustrations of a "harvester & binder," "combined reaper & mower,"...
