PREPARED BY THE DEERING HARVESTER COMPANY. 



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details. To the machine, as constructed, was applied a reel and a seat 

 for the raker to sit upon. The Hussey cutting apparatus was used, and 

 the machine was so supported upon its main wheels that it could be 

 tilted to vary the height of cut. This machine was extensively manu- 

 factured by the Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Com- 

 pany, Hoosick Falls, New York. 



No. 29. 



MACHINE A MOISSONNER WOOD. 



Le 20 Mars 1855 un brevet des Etats-LJnis fut accorde a Walter 

 A. Wood pour perfectionnement de moissonneuses. Materiellement 

 en principe, sa machine ne ditlerait pas beaucoup de plusieurs autres 

 faites anterieureraent, mais elle etait simple et parfaite dans ses 

 details. A la machine, telle qu'elle etait construite, etait adaptee un 

 rabatteur et un sieg-e pour le rateleur. L'appareil de coupe Hussey 

 fut employe et la machine etait placee sur les roues principales de 

 fa^on a ce que l'appareil de coupe pouvait etre pointe pour varier la 

 hauteur de la coupe. Cette machine fut construite sur une vaste 

 echelle par la Walter A. Wood Mowing- and Reaping Machine Com- 

 pany, Hoosick Falls, New-York. 



No. 30. 



MANNY'S REAPING MACHINE. 



On September 23, 185 1, a United States patent was granted to John 

 H. Manny for improvement in mowers, and following this were a num- 

 ber of patents covering improvements. The above illustration is a 

 photographic reproduction of a one-fifth size model made in conformity 

 with his patent of January i, 1856, which may be said to embody all of the 

 improvements in the art of harvesting grain made by him, beginning in 

 '846. The Manny reaper was put on the market very soon after, and 



