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The young McCormick was granted a patent on the reaper on June 21, 1834, [6] two years after having been granted a patent for a self-sharpening plow. [7] None was sold, however, because the machine could not handle varying conditions. Sketch of 1845 model reaper. The McCormick family also worked together in a blacksmith/metal smelting business.
The McCormick Farm at Walnut Grove is known as the birthplace of the mechanical reaper, the predecessor to the combine harvester. Cyrus McCormick reportedly designed, built, and tested his reaper all within six weeks at Walnut Grove, although the design may have been an improvement upon the similar device developed by his father and his brother ...
The McCormick Reaper was designed by Robert McCormick in Walnut Grove, Virginia. However, Robert became frustrated when he was unable to perfect his idea. His son Cyrus worked to complete the project. The son obtained the patent for "The McCormick Reaper" in 1834. [4] [5] The McCormick reaper of 1834 had several key elements: [6] [7] a main ...
Cyrus Hall McCormick patented an early mechanical reaper. 1900 ad for McCormick farm machines—"Your boy can operate them" 1921 International Harvester Model 101 on display at the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, Walcott, Iowa. 1925 International Model 63 Street-Washing Truck on display at the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, Walcott, Iowa.
Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr., founder of the McCormick business dynasty. Robert McCormick Jr. (1780–1846) was an American inventor who lived in rural Virginia. [1] His maternal grandparents were Scottish immigrants, George Sanderson and Catharine (née Ross) Sanderson, and paternal grandparents were Thomas (1702–1762) and Elizabeth (née Carruth) McCormick, Presbyterian immigrants born in ...
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. In 1844 Cyrus began licensing the McCormick design to others to produce, including a company in upstate New York, but quality problems emerged at these other ...
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.
Robert McCormick Jr. (June 8, 1780 – July 4, 1846) was an American inventor who invented numerous devices including a version of the reaper. His eldest son Cyrus McCormick patented this in 1834 and it became the foundation of the International Harvester Company .