McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company was a pioneering 19th-century American agricultural machinery manufacturer that revolutionized farming through the mass production and commercialization of mechanical reapers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| McCormick | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
agricultural machinery manufacturer
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company ⓘ historical business organization ⓘ |
| areaServed |
Europe
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North America ⓘ |
| businessModel | manufacturing and selling farm machinery ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
expansion of commercial agriculture in the United States
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westward expansion of farming in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedBy | Cyrus Hall McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased agricultural productivity in the United States
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reduced manual labor required for harvesting grain ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| historicalRole |
major 19th-century American manufacturer
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pioneer in agricultural mechanization ⓘ |
| impactOnEconomy | supported growth of large-scale grain farming ⓘ |
| impactOnLabor | shift from hand harvesting to machine harvesting ⓘ |
| impactOnSociety | contributed to rural economic transformation in the 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| industry | agricultural machinery ⓘ |
| innovation |
standardized production of reapers
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use of factory-based manufacturing for farm machinery ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Cyrus Hall McCormick
NERFINISHED
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members of the McCormick family ⓘ |
| knownFor |
McCormick reaper
NERFINISHED
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mechanization of grain harvesting ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| market |
American farmers
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international agricultural markets ⓘ |
| merger | International Harvester Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cyrus Hall McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped mechanize grain harvesting
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revolutionized 19th-century farming practices ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
19th century
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Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early American industrialization ⓘ |
| previousHeadquartersLocation | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
farm equipment
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harvesting machinery ⓘ mechanical reaper ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
commercialization of mechanical reapers
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mass production of mechanical reapers ⓘ |
| successor | International Harvester Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBusiness | manufacturing company ⓘ |
| usedDistributionMethod | agent-based sales network to farmers ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | mechanical cutting and raking mechanisms ⓘ |
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McCormick