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Cyrus resumed public demonstrations in 1839 and sold two homemade reapers in 1840 for $110 each. They sold seven more in 1841. In 1843 a competition was held in which Hussey's reaper cut two acres and McCormick's larger reaper cut seven. [3] Until 1843 the reapers were produced in the shop on the McCormick farm.
Beginning in the 1540s, further exploitation of its remaining forests ensued as British factories began consuming vast amounts of wood to fuel its iron industry. In an attempt to preserve its dwindling resource, parliament passed Act for the Preservation of Woods in 1543, limiting further felling of timber to 440 yards from landed property.
Reaper Miniatures is an American manufacturer of pewter and plastic figurines in the 25–35 mm scale, which include fantasy and science fiction figures. Founded in 1992 by brothers Ed and David Pugh, the company was originally based in Fort Worth, then moved to Lewisville, and then to Denton, where it is based today. [1]
Obed Hussey circa 1850 Poster for Hussey's Reaping Machine. Obed Hussey (1792–1860) was an American inventor. His most notable invention was a reaping machine, patented in 1833, that was a rival of a similar machine, patented in 1834, produced by Cyrus McCormick.
Prior to the invention of the reaper, farmers could harvest only 0.5-acre (0.20 ha) a day; using this machine, farmers could harvest 12 acres (4.9 ha) a day, with less manual labor. The mechanical reaper did not require a family to toil all day to harvest crops.
On May 3, 1831, a patent was issued in the United States to William Manning for the reaper of essentially the same design. On December 31, 1833, a similar cutter patent was issued to Obed Hussey . A vibrating cutter was patented by Cyrus McCormick on June 21, 1834.
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The cigar store Indian became less common in the 20th century for a variety of reasons. [6] Sidewalk-obstruction laws dating as far back as 1911 were one cause. [7] Later issues included higher manufacturing costs, restrictions on tobacco advertising, and increased sensitivity towards depictions of Native Americans, all of which relegated the figures to museums and antique shops. [8]