An old cigarette card (c. 1929) with a portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809–1884) and an illustration of his reaping machine havesting in a field. McCormick was an American inventor and businessman who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which later became part of the International Harvester Company in 1902. McCormick has sometimes been credited as the sole inventor of the mechanical reaper. He was, however, one of several designing engineers who produced successful models in the 1830s.
An old cigarette card (c. 1929) with a portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809–1884) and an illustration of his reaping machine havesting in a field. McCormick was an American inventor and businessman who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which later became part of the International Harvester Company in 1902. McCormick has sometimes been credited as the sole inventor of the mechanical reaper. He was, however, one of several designing engineers who produced successful models in the 1830s. This card is from a 1929 set entitled 'Scientific Inventions and Discoveries' (35 cards in the series). The firm of R and J Hill Cigarettes was established on Shoreditch High Street, Hackney, London in the 1700s. In the twentieth century the company issued cards with their Sunripe and Spinet Oval cigarettes. The firm expanded to include H Archer and Co and issued cards, like this set, under 'The Spinet House' brand. The company no longer exists.
Size: 1953px × 3307px
Location: USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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