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His mechanical reaper had 7 basic mechanisms that are basically the same as those in the modern equivalent |
Cyrus McCormick
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$1,000 |
J |
INVENTORS & INVENTIONS |
2014-04-01 |
#6807 |
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Built in 1831, his first mechanical reaper resembled a 2-wheeled horse-drawn chariot |
Cyrus McCormick
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$600 |
DJ |
INVENTORS |
1997-09-02 |
#2987 |
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2 early reapers he sold in 1840 got hopelessly clogged when cutting wet grain |
McCormick
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$600 |
DJ |
INVENTORS & SCIENTISTS |
1995-09-22 |
#2540 |
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His son was the first president of the International Harvester Company |
Cyrus McCormick
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$400 |
DJ |
INVENTORS |
1994-11-16 |
#2348 |
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In 1842 he sold only 7 of his improved mechanical reapers |
McCormick
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$600 |
DJ |
INVENTORS |
1994-10-19 |
#2328 |
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In 1855 this manufacturer's reaper won the Grand Medal of Honor at the Paris Int'l Exposition |
McCormick
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$200 |
J |
INVENTORS |
1994-06-17 |
#2270 |
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His middle initial, H., stood for Hall, not Harvester |
Cyrus McCormick
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$400 |
DJ |
INVENTORS |
1994-05-12 |
#2244 |
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He "reaped" the Grand Medal of Honor in 1855 at the Paris International Exposition |
Cyrus McCormick
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$400 |
DJ |
INVENTORS |
1988-04-04 |
#836 |