1901 McCormick Daisy reaper

[FarmallJeff]

Hi Craig, here is the pic of my reaper. I told you I would post
JEFF

[Malcolm Robinson]

Hello Jeff,

You have a very nice original piece of history there, please keep it that way.

Here in England I like to have a piece of M-H machinery behind each of my Wallis / M-H tractors and for me there is nothing better than "good original", which has taken many years to create that wonderful patina, which could be destroyed in minutes with paint and a brush.

If a project is red rust and rotted away then a full restoration is necessary and we see some fantastic results, but if possible original is best for me.

Malcolm

[Virginia Mike]

Hi Jeff,
Do you have any information on how it was stored to keep it so nice?
Best,
Mike

[FarmallJeff]

Hi Mike and Malcolm it was just stored in a barn in PA when i bought it The guy i bought it from told me it was there when he bought the place 50 to 60 yeras ago and never did anything with it and that the way i found it. I just washed off all the dirt and dust oiled it and what you see is how it turned out. i have quit a few oldies like this still in storage in the same condition.
JEFF

[Marcel Peumans]

Hi Jeff, that is one fine piece of machinery! We restored a Daisy 5 years ago, when we found it, all the wood had rotten away, so we took a lot of pictures and dimensions of another one and made every piece of wood new. It has been imported in France by Wallut&Co, and has other wings than yours.

Malcolm: I have seen a reaper this week that might be a M-H. I was not able to check it out, as the owner has it hanging on the roof some 4 meters high! If you are interested, let me know than I will try to find out if it is a M-H.

Best regards
Marcel

[Jeff Blaney]

WOW! That's unreal. I don't think I have ever seen a piece of horse drawn machinery in that good of condition. It's just a shame you can't show it off regularly. It's got to stay inside to remain in the condition it is.

Was "Daisy" a line International Harverster had? I have a Daisy walking plow but have not been able to find any info on it. I've never seen another one either. Thanks in advance.

Jeff Blaney

[FarmallJeff]

Hi Jeff it on display at the local Fair it in the ag barn I also have a 1 row Higgunam manufacturing co corn planter that I pick up 1/2 a mile from my home and it in the same condition.
I also have a 1904 6 role IH Husker shredder mint condition that I picked up in NY from the original owners son that is in his late 80's and a S.K.Campbell thrasher in mint condition that came out of Central Bridge NY also. And I only know of 1 other one. This one was a competitor of George Westinghouse and in the same town in NY where he built his 1st thrasher. And the list goes on ill see if i can find some more pic of my toys and post them.
JEFF

[Craig A]

That's a beauty Jeff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's even better than you described it during your "annual" phone call.......
At least now I KNOW you don't exaggerate.......
LOL

Craig

[FarmallJeff]

Here are a few more pic of it

Jeff

[FarmallJeff]

And 2 more
JEFF

[John Hanson]

What a great piece of machinery! It'd sure look good with a nice pair of Suffolks pulling it in a field!
JH

[Rick McKay]

Hi all,

Great old Reaper!!!!

I, too, have an old McCormick Reaper, and would like to know how to date it? Are there any serial number lists out there?

Thanks,

Rick

[Malcolm Robinson]

Originally Posted by Marcel Peumans

Hi Jeff, that is one fine piece of machinery! We restored a Daisy 5 years ago, when we found it, all the wood had rotten away, so we took a lot of pictures and dimensions of another one and made every piece of wood new. It has been imported in France by Wallut&Co, and has other wings than yours.

Malcolm: I have seen a reaper this week that might be a M-H. I was not able to check it out, as the owner has it hanging on the roof some 4 meters high! If you are interested, let me know than I will try to find out if it is a M-H.

Best regards
Marcel

Hello Marcell,

Many thanks for thinking of me, I do already have a M-H one in my collection awaiting it's turn for a full restoration. I like to see these old machines being preserved, too many have been scrapped over the years, apart from the cast iron seats!!!. I know they take up a lot of storage space, but they do look great behind a period tractor.

Do check that one out and see what make it is, good luck.

Malcolm.

[Bruce B.]

What a great implement - - I love, love, LOVE the original paint and stenciling. Takes one back to the days when manufacturers would spend an extra buck or two to dress up their products. Can't be many around that still have their original clothes on like that.

Congrats on being the proud curator of that gem!

[Loren in MN]

Very nice! Great Find! In 2004 I sold my Daisy reaper to a neighbor for his small threshing show. It was last used to cut wire grass in the swamps of western Wisc or eastern Minn. They used to make wire grass rugs years ago. Mine was also all original and no wood needed to be replaced. I still have one nice reaper collectable: In 1931 at the Minnesota state fair on machinery hill as it was called, IHC gave away a yardstick same as they did every year. I can remember getting these still free to fair goers in the 1960's. That year (1931) was special, the yardstick said on it "McCormick Deering Reaper Centennial 1831-1931 and on another side it said "If It Isn't A McCormick-Deering It Isn't A Farmall". I think it would be a one of a kind.
Glad to see more people saving the old machinery! I'm slowly selling most of my collection as it's time for them to go to a new caretaker.

[Titan1020]

Beautiful machine in fantastic condition. The one thing I would add is that it is actually not a McCormick Daisy Reaper for the obvious reason that the machine has McCormick-Deering stenciled on it. Daisy's were painted blue and cream and red and were McCormick only. Your machine has to be after 1920 since the Daisys were still listed in the General Catalog #20(1920) but by Gerneral Catalog #23(1923) they were no longer listed but the McCormick-Deerings were just like yours. It could be as new as the early 1930s when it was replaced by the New Ideal line of reapers. Some poster asked how to date these machines and the only way that I know is my comparing these general catalogs and also by examining machine parts and parts books to see where certain parts were stopped and started in various years. They were not serial numbered.

[Bob Geyer]

Great looking piece of machinery!

Bob