Team of Clydesdales pulling a binder, Pirley Hill Farm, Shieldhill
Maker
Unknown
Production date
Circa 1930
Description
A team of three Clydesdales is pulling a reaper-binder.
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Object detail
The first successful reaper was designed in 1826 by Patrick Bell of Angus, with binding done manually. Offsetting the machine allowed horses to pull it without treading on the uncut corn. In the 1870s the reaper-binder was developed in America.
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