“ THE ROMANCE OF THE REAPER “ 1937 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PROMO FILM CYRUS MCCORMICK 10604

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Browse our products on Amazon: This 1937 black & white, International Harvester promotional film is about Cyrus Hall McCormick, an American inventor. McCormick was responsible for revolutionizing agriculture throughout the country with the invention of the mechanical reaper which was used by farmers to harvest crops mechanically. This machine proved to be revolutionary as it made harvesting much easier and efficient. Cyrus McCormick founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which later became part of the International Harvester Company in 1902. Title: International Harvester presents The Romance of the Reaper (:16-:39). Country fields. Fields of grain. Hand farming: a man cuts through the grain with a sickle, which is being used to cut down the crop. A group of men swing sickles. Men swing a cradle which is easier than a standard sickle. Country and hillsides. Valley of th