Engraving depicting Andrew Meikle's threshing machine which was used to remove the outer husks from grains of wheat. Top: horse-powered machine. Bottom: improved version powered by a water wheel. Andrew Meikle (1719-1811) a Scottish mechanical engineer credited with inventing the threshing machine. Dated 19th century

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