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Knot tieing mechanism

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deereallis

05-26-2007 06:25:39




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Oat binders had a twine tieing mechanism. I was told it was invented by a man named Applebee, or something like that.
Anyone know the history of the knot tieing device?




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bb940a

05-28-2007 05:54:34




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 Re: Knot tieing mechanism in reply to deereallis, 05-26-2007 06:25:39  
john appleby from whitewater wi was working for two men in beloit wi on reapers and came up with the knotter drive mechanism.he sold the patent to mccormick for $35,000. plus $6.00 for each reaper sold.he then worked for mccormick in chicago.there is a stone plaque on the intersection of hwy 12,20,and 67 east of whitewater at the farm where appleby grew up and came up with the tying idea wrapping two vines together in the garden as a teenager.he olso served in the civil war.

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sid

05-26-2007 08:38:30




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 Re: Knot tieing mechanism in reply to deereallis, 05-26-2007 06:25:39  
The early reapers did not have a bundling device. The bundling and tying were by hand. I don't remember who built the first on but don't think it was McCormick. Cyrus McCormick developed the binder that automatically gathered and bundled the crop with wire. He then later used the twine tying mechanism which was invented by Apppleby.



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georgeky

05-26-2007 08:53:31




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 Re: Knot tieing mechanism in reply to sid, 05-26-2007 08:38:30  
McCormick, according to American History did invent the reaper.



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Sid

05-26-2007 18:28:25




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 Re: Knot tieing mechanism in reply to georgeky, 05-26-2007 08:53:31  
I believe this guy was first.



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georgeky

05-26-2007 19:36:28




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 Re: Knot tieing mechanism in reply to Sid, 05-26-2007 18:28:25  
Yes I have read that before, but when I went to high school they taught that McCormick invented the reaper. Is probably still in the books that way. I have read that Hussey did come out with his first. I have also read that a guy across the pond(not sure who or where) had one before either of these two. Just goes to show that history is not alway's taught as it should be.



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georgeky

05-26-2007 06:34:57




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 Re: Knot tieing mechanism in reply to deereallis, 05-26-2007 06:25:39  
I have been told all my life that McCormick invented knotters. McCormick knotters are still used today on New Holland balers. There was an guy from another country that came out with some around the same time, don't remember if he was Applebee or who. I think both claim to have invented the binder.



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