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STEAM THRESHING MACHINE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Harvesting Equipment (Agriculture)
  • Rail Transport
CONT

Steam thresher: A threshing machine separates the grain from the straw or chaff. Threshers run by steam replaced horse-powered ones by the mid-1880s.

CONT

The steam threshing machine was used for early agricultural harvesting needs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines de récolte (Agriculture)
  • Transport par rail

Spanish

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