Model of Ground-Driven Sickle Bar Mower, 1910-1930
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Scale models were used by salesmen or to secure patents. This model shows a ground-driven sickle bar mower. Mowers were used by farmers to harvest grain or cut hay and grasses. In the early part of the 1900s, some farmers converted horse-drawn mowers to be pulled by a tractor or a Model T.
Scale models were used by salesmen or to secure patents. This model shows a ground-driven sickle bar mower. Mowers were used by farmers to harvest grain or cut hay and grasses. In the early part of the 1900s, some farmers converted horse-drawn mowers to be pulled by a tractor or a Model T.
Artifact
Model (Representation)
Date Made
1910-1930
Place of Creation
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2011.0.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Brass (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Paint (Coating)
Color
Red
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 15.5 in
Length: 13 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten on wooden attachment: A 312
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