Reaper/Binder

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charlton Park

92.4.39

92.4.39

Name/Title

Reaper/Binder

Description

International Harvester Company Reaper/Binder, used for harvesting crops. Blade would cut down stalks, rotating wooden blades would align and collect the stalks, and machine would leave bundled stalks in rounded rows along each aisle. "Leon" written on the wagon in metal tacks.

Acquisition

Accession

92.4

Source or Donor

Charlton Park

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1830 - 1910

Place

Location

Chicago, IL

Dimensions

Height

6 ft

Width

8 ft

Length

10 ft