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Who Invented the Reaper?: An Answer to the Protest Statement Said to Have Been Filed at the Treasury Department (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

R. B. Swift

 
9780364030127: Who Invented the Reaper?: An Answer to the Protest Statement Said to Have Been Filed at the Treasury Department (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0364030127 ISBN 13: 9780364030127
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the competing claims behind the invention of the reaping machine and how one design won in history.

The book surveys early machines and the people who built them, showing how trials, demonstrations, and patents shaped what counted as a real reaper. It weighs testimonies, court records, and exhibitions to explain why Cyrus McCormick’s approach is often seen as the decisive breakthrough.

  • Who made early reaping machines and what those first designs looked like
  • How tests and public demonstrations affected claims of priority
  • Differences in cutting mechanisms, cranks, and reel systems
  • The role of trials, patents, and expert commentary in shaping the record
Ideal for readers of agricultural history and technology, this edition helps readers understand the complex path to a practical harvest reaper.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0364030127
ISBN 13 
9780364030127
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
60