Sickle Bar Mower

Around 1900, an International Harvester sickle bar mower was designed to be horse drawn, though this particular machine was modified in later years to be tractor drawn. Mowers like this cut the hay in the many farm fields of the Cutting estate. The freshly cut hay was left to dry in the fields, then picked up by a hay rake, loaded onto wagons, and transported to the hay loft of the barn opposite this display. There it was stored and used throughout the winter as food for the dairy herd. This mower has the blade in the up position for transporting.

Great River, New York · United States