Reapers in the late 19th and 20th century Reaper

champion reaper, trade card 1875



horse-drawn reaper in canada in 1941

after first reapers developed , patented, other different reapers distributed several manufacturers throughout world. champion (combined) reapers , mowers, produced champion interest group (champion machine company, later warder, bushnell & glessner, absorbed in ihc 1902) in springfield, ohio in second half of 19th century, highly successful in 1880s in united states. springfield still known champion city .

generally, reapers developed 1872 invented reaper-binder, reaped crop , bound sheaves. 1896, 400,000 reaper-binders estimated harvesting grain. in turn replaced swather , combine harvester, reaps , threshes in 1 operation.

in central european agriculture reapers – reaper-binders – common machines until mid-20th century.