McCormick Deering Thresher - Warner, AB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 16.928 W 112° 12.116
12U E 412586 N 5459514
Warner is a village in southern Alberta on Highway 4, the major highway leading south from Lethbridge. It is about 38 km. by road north of the US border.
Waymark Code: WMM6CP
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 07/29/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member SearchN
Views: 3

Warner's major claim to fame is that it retains the longest/largest row of grain elevators in Alberta, with six still standing. It's also on the CPR main line running north-south, making it a good train spotting location.

On the east side of Range Road 172, the eastern edge of the village, just south of Fourth Avenue, is a small park with some really interesting artefacts. In the park are an 18-36 Hart-Parr Tractor, a Canadair CT-33 Silverstar mounted on a pedestal, an old wood boxed grain wagon and, of course, this thresher.

A McCormick Deering, it was manufactured by International Harvester. Stencils on the side tell us that it is a 46 inch separator with a 28 inch cylinder.

McCormick began with Cyrus McCormick and the invention of the first successful agricultural reaper in 1831. On August 12, 1902, International Harvester Company was formed by Cyrus McCormick, Jr. In short order it had claimed 95% of the harvesting equipment market in the US. It went on to produce every major type of machine used in agriculture, including tractors.

Use or Purpose of Equipment: Threshing Machine

Approximate age: 80 to 100 years

Manufacturer and model: International Harvester (McCormick-Deering was only their sales arm)

Still in Use?: No

Location:
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Fee for Access: no

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