PREPARED BY THE DEERING HARVESTER COMPANY. 



No. ic. 



MCCORMICK'S REAPING MACHINE. 



The above illustration shows the modifications of the machine sug- 

 gested in his patent of June 21, 1834, by Mr. McCormick. The Ameri- 

 can patent law requires that every inventor shall show his invention in 

 practical form, but he may suggest such modifications as he pleases, 

 whether old or new. The draft thills, reel, platform, straight reciprocat- 

 ing cutting blade, and projecting fingers were old, and may be found in 

 Ogle's machine of 1822. 



No. 10. 

 MOISSONNEUSE McCORMICK. 

 L'ilustration ci-dessus montre les modifications de la machine 

 suggeree dans son brevet du 21 Juin 1834 par ■Sir. McCormick. La 

 loi americaine des brevets exige que chaque inventeur montre son 

 invention en forme pratique, mais il peut sug-gerer les modifications 

 comme il I'entend, soit anciennes ou nouvelles. Le brancards de 

 traction, le rabatteur, la plateforme, la lame coupeuse droite recipro- 

 quante et les doig"ts en saillie etaient anciens et se trouvent dans la 

 machine Ogle de 1822. 



No. II. 

 WOODWARD'S CUTTING DEVICE. 



This cutting apparatus was that introduced by Ferdinand Woodward 

 prior to 1843. Machines having this cutting device were at once intro- 

 duced in the western portions of America, and they proved to be valu- 

 able machines. This cutting apparatus, however, was defective, in that 

 shreds of grass would accumulate between the cutting blades and soon 

 clog them. 



Mr. Hussey's cutting apparatus was substituted in machines of this 

 kind, which rendered them competent to do excellent service. 



