A Combined Harvester in a California Grain Field, 1895-1912
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It took hundreds of years to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain; and separating the grain from the rest of the plant. Early "combines" like this one were unwieldy and could only be used on very large farms. More compact and versatile self-propelled combines became available in the 1930s.
It took hundreds of years to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain; and separating the grain from the rest of the plant. Early "combines" like this one were unwieldy and could only be used on very large farms. More compact and versatile self-propelled combines became available in the 1930s.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1895-1912
Creators
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.319.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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