![]() Hussey's reaper used a sawlike cutter bar that cut stalks far more effectively than McCormick's. This was because the McCormick reaper lacked a quality unique to Obed Hussey's reaper. It was also ruled that McCormick's reaper patent would be renewed for another 7 years.Īlthough the McCormick reaper was a revolutionary innovation for the harvesting of crops, it did not experience mainstream success and acceptance until at least 20 years after it was patented by Cyrus McCormick. ![]() It was ruled that the heirs of Obed Hussey would be monetarily compensated for his hard work and innovation by those who had made money off of the reaper. Shugert, the acting commissioner of patents, declared that Hussey's improvements were the foundation of their success. It was determined that the money made from reapers was in large part due to Obed Hussey. In 1861, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a ruling on the invention of the polarizing reaper design. Over the next few decades the Hussey and McCormick reapers would compete with each other in the marketplace, despite being quite similar. The machine was drawn by a team walking at the side of the grain.Ĭyrus McCormick claimed that his reaper was actually invented in 1831, giving him the true claim to the general design of the machine. Upon the outer end of the platform was a divider projecting ahead of the platform to separate the grain to be cut from that to be left standingĪ reel was positioned above the platform to hold the grain against the reciprocating knife to throw it back upon the platform Projected to the side a platform containing a cutter bar having fingers through which reciprocated a knife driven by a crank With permission granted,the McCormick Reaper was patented by his son Cyrus McCormick in 1837 as a horse-drawn farm implement to cut small grain crops.This McCormick reaper machine had several special elements: His son Cyrus asked for permission to try to complete his father's project. However, Robert became frustrated when he was unable to perfect his new device. The McCormick Reaper was designed by Robert McCormick in Walnut Grove, Virginia. ![]() In addition, the Hussey Reaper left an even and clean surface after its use. The new reaper only required two horses working in a non-strenuous manner, a man to work the machine, and another person to drive. Obed Hussey in Ohio patented a reaper in 1833, the Hussey Reaper.Made in Baltimore, Maryland, Hussey's design was a major improvement in reaping efficiency. The 19th century saw several inventors in the United States claim innovation in mechanical reapers.The various designs competed with each other, and were the subject of several lawsuits. One of Bell's reaping machines is preserved in the National Museum of Rural Life in Scotland. ![]() This machine was used around his county and some may have been exported, but the device was never patented. Patrick Bell of Scotland created a reaper that used a revolving reel, cutting knife and canvas conveyor in 1828. ![]() Thomas Dobbs (actor) of Birmingham invents a reaping machine in 1814, which consists of a circular saw or sickle, the grain is drawn or fed up to the saw by means of a pair of rollers. This device was forgotten in the Dark Ages, during which period reapers reverted to using scythes and sickles to gather crops. It is believed that either Romans or the Celts before them, invented a simple mechanical reaper that cut the ears without the straw and was pushed by oxen (Pliny the Elder Naturalis Historia XVIII,296). A reaper is a farming tool or person that reaps (cuts and gathers) crops at harvest, when they are ripe. ![]()
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