. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. EXHIBITS 19 Models of early reap- ing machines in the reconstructed hall of The earliest known reaper (top, right) was used in Gaul during the 1st century The model maker is completing the model (above) of Bell reaper, invented in Scotland, 1826-28. The exhibits in this hall were designed for eventual installation in the Museum of History and Technology, now under construction. Self-rake reapers of the type shown on the opposite page (top) became common in the period 1850-1900. The one-horse mower
. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. EXHIBITS 19 Models of early reap- ing machines in the reconstructed hall of The earliest known reaper (top, right) was used in Gaul during the 1st century The model maker is completing the model (above) of Bell reaper, invented in Scotland, 1826-28. The exhibits in this hall were designed for eventual installation in the Museum of History and Technology, now under construction. Self-rake reapers of the type shown on the opposite page (top) became common in the period 1850-1900. The one-horse mower (below) dates from around 1875. A "flop-over" hay rake of the type on the wall above it was patented in 1822. Similar rakes were still being manufactured in the early 1900' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum. [Washington] : Smithsonian Institution
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