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Manny's Combined Reaper and Mower, circa 1854
Manny, John H., 1825-18561849/1859
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
John Manny developed this reaper in 1853 in Rockford, Illinois. It was the first to successfully challenge the Cyrus McCormick Company's dominance in reaper manufacture. Sued for patent infringement by McCormick in 1854, Manny won, paving the way for other manufacturers, and a broad expansion of the industry. Included in Manny's legal team was a young Illinois lawyer, Abraham Lincoln.
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- Title: Manny's Combined Reaper and Mower, circa 1854
- Creator: Manny, John H., 1825-1856
- Date Created: 1849/1859
- Subject Keywords: Harvesting, Farming, Reapers, Harvesting machinery, Mowing machines
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=126947
- Object Name: Reaper
- Object ID: 25.75.1
- Image ID: THF95493
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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