Harvester

Examples

• The manufacture of the Marsh harvester began in earnest at Plano in the fall of 1863 by Stewart and Marsh, twenty-five machines being put out in 1864. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The prototype of all machines designed to bind the grain before being delivered to the ground is the Marsh harvester. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The first successful Marsh harvester, built in 1858, was operated through the harvest of that year. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The development of the automatic binder followed quickly after the introduction of the Marsh harvester, although attempts were made to perfect this machine as early as 1850. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The general form of the modern harvester has followed along the lines of the Mann machine of 1849. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Hussey, of Maryland, in 1833, produced the most useful harvester up to that time. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Figure 129 shows a steam harvester at work on a modern farm. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Wood, and they built and sold probably the first automatic self-binding harvester that was ever put upon the market. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Following the binder in easy sequences came the corn binder, push binder, header and harvester thresher. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The self-binding harvester was borne on the shoulders of the Marsh harvester. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• On these journeys the harvester frequently travels long distances over paths so buried by the undergrowth of the jungle that they are almost invisible to the untrained eye. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In 1853 the Sylla and Adams machine was brought out, the patents for which were bought by the Aultmans, and the Aultman and Miller, or Buckeye harvester, was manufactured thereunder. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Of these seven wonders, the harvester and the cotton-gin will only be described in this chapter. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Harvester has sometimes been used as a broad term to cover both mowers and reapers. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• An early and important example of a harvester of this class is given in the Marsh machine, patented August 15, 1858, No. 21,207, and shown in Fig. 153. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In 1890 this was increased to 3,000 self-binding harvesters, 4,000 reapers, and 2,000 mowers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In 1875 McCormick began putting out harvesters of the Marsh type. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Harvesters for grass and grain have been supplemented by Corn, Cotton, Potato and Flax Harvesters. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• To-day the total number of self-binding harvesters, reapers and mowers in use is estimated to be two millions. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In 1885 more than 100,000 self-binding harvesters and 150,000 reapers and mowers were built and sold. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Combined harvesters and threshers have been known since 1836, but they have been much improved and are now built on a much larger scale. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• There were exported in the year 1880 about 800 self-binding harvesters, 2,000 reapers, and 1,000 mowers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Many of them were harvesters themselves, and none too eager to see a mechanical device enter into competition for their work. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Harvesters and Mowers at World's Fair, London, 1851. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Among the most conspicuous of such inventions were the harvesters. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Gorham’s Twine Binder for Harvesters. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In 1898 the output of this one factory for the year was 74,000 self-binding harvesters, 107,000 mowers, 9,000 corn harvesters, and 10,000 reapers, amounting to 200,000 machines. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.

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