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Mechanical reapers

Harvesting machinery drew attention as inventors competed to mechanize farm work. Newspaper pages from 1851 to 1853 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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975 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (434 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Daily National Intelligencer — 1851-02-24, page 3

    … remonstrating against an extension of the patent granted to C. H. McCormick for a reaping machine The petition was referred to the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office. Mr …

  2. The Daily Union — 1851-03-13, page 1

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … the government for protection when he finds new ,oB mproyed species OF ploughs, reaping machines, hreshpg machines, introduced by his more enter 0,sog or ingenious neighbor, superseding …

  3. The Daily Union — 1851-03-13, page 3

    … government for protection when he finds a new anil improved species of ploughs, or reaping machines, or threshing machines, intioduced by his more enter, prising "r ingenious neighbor …

  4. The Republic — 1851-03-24, page 2

    … lands of the West, and that it could lie harvested at very small cost by aid of the reaping machine, now so extensively used in some of the western States. We observe that improvements …

  5. American Telegraph — 1851-03-29, page 4

    … Machines, 1000 Wheat Fans. 1000 Corn Shellers, 600 Straw Cutters. 600 Cultivators, Reaping Machines, Wheat Drills, Corn and Cob Crushers, Burr Stone Mills, Cider Mills, Hay an<l Cotton …

  6. American Telegraph — 1851-03-31, page 4

    … Machines. 1000 Wheat Fans, looo Com Shelters, 600 Straw Cutters, 600 Cultivator*. Reaping Machines. Wheat Drills, Com and Cob Crushers, Burr Stone Mills, CMer Mills, Hay and Cotton …

  7. American Telegraph — 1851-04-05, page 4

    … Machines 1000 Wheat Fans. UKJ0 Corti Shelters, .'>00 Straw Cutters 600 Cultivators, Reaping Machines, Wheat Brills, Corn and Cob CmsheTs, Bun* Hume Mills, Cider Mills, Hay and Cotton …

  8. American Telegraph — 1851-04-09, page 4

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … Threshing Machines lOD wheat Fans 1000 Corn Shelters 800 Straw Cutters BOO Culuvators, Reaping Machines Whcat Drills, Corn and Cor Crushers Brr Stone Mills Cider Mills, Hay and or planter …

  9. American Telegraph — 1851-04-11, page 4

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … Threshng Machines, 1000 Wheat Fans 1000 Corn Shelters 500 Straw Cutters 500 Cutvators Reaping Machines Wheat Drills, Corn and Cob Crushers Burr Stone Mills Cider Mills, Hay and Cotton …

  10. American Telegraph — 1851-04-12, page 4

    … Machines, louo Wheat Fans, 1000 Corn Shellers. fton Straw CutUira. VK) Cultivator*. Reaping Machines, Wheat Drills, Corn and Cob Crushers. Burr Stnnc Mills, Cider Mills, Hay ond Cotton …

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