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The Western Wheeled Scraper

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Description: Image of a three-fold advertisement for farm machinery from the Western Wheeled Scraper Co. of Aurora, Illinois; machinery and components with descriptive text in decorative frames on recto and verso.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1893
Call number: priJLC_AGR_003406
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Associated people: Ackerman, James, (1815 or 1816-1864.); Baker, Geo. H. (1827-1906.); Crow, Franklin. (1809 or 1810-1878.); Forbes, E. (1830-1927.); Gindele, Franz.

Wm. Deering & Co. : Chicago, U.S.A. harvesting machinery

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Image of a fold-out advertisement for William Deering & Company of Chicago, Illinois, manufacturer of binders, mowers, and reapers; a series of vignettes illustrate children, Deering machinery, and farm scenes with farmer, horses, and harvests on recto and verso.

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Strong points in the Walter A. Wood machines

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Image of a circular fold-out advertisement for Walter A. Wood agricultural machinery; caricature drawings with captions on recto and verso illustrate various strengths of their products, including a marching band for "tightness of band" and a woman walking a dog with a leash tied to its tail for "freedom from choking" on wedge-shaped panels; decorative border with "W.A.W." monogram and small machinery images.

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Sedgwick's steel wire fence

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Image of a three-fold advertisement for Sedgwick Brothers fence manufacturers of Richmond, Indiana; images of steel wire fencing interspersed with price list and descriptive text; farm with barn, farmhouse, horses and livestock on end panel.

priJLC_AGR_001769

Deering twine binding harvesters at work on Cooper Bro's farm 27.000 acres. Cooperstown, D. T

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Image of a large group of farmers with horses and agricultural machinery working on the Cooper brothers' farm in Cooperstown, North Dakota, in an advertisement for Deering harvester machines; deer head with antlers in a large "G" with landscape backdrop at top center; sheaves of grain in circular frames in all four corners; decorative grain border.

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Grand detour harrows

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Image of a four-fold advertisement for agricultural machinery manufactured by the Grand Detour Plow Company of Dixon, Illinois; harrows and draw bars with advertising text captions on recto and verso.

priJLC_AGR_003395

Wm. Deering & Co. harvesting machinery Chicago Ill. U.S.A

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Image of a three-fold leaflet advertising for William Deering & Company binders, mowers, and reapers; four panels feature small children with lambs, a calf, a dog, and posed with flowers and grain on recto; farm scenes with farmer, horses, and machinery on verso.

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