Threshing Collection (page 8)

United States (1888). Threshing machines. Photography

Rice - threshing floor - Rangoon -.about 50 feet square, we could see what they had been watering down carefully yesterday afternoon, was cow dung, smooth and hard as cement. Date: 1952

Rice - paddy threshing - Rangoon - Three white bullocks with a driver walked in a never-ending circle, around and around on the piled paddy, walking the grains out

Rice - paddy workers stacking ricks - Rangoon - They were still in process of cutting and piling and preparing threshing floors for the stacked paddy bundles. Date: 1952

Threshing Oats
Farmworkers threshing oats on an English farm. Date: 1950s

THE VETERAN IN A NEW FIELD. Wood engraving from an American newspaper of 1867, after a painting by Winslow Homer, 1865

FRANCE: STEAM THRESHING. Line engraving from The Specimen Book of the Parisian Type Founder, late 19th century

EGYPT: THRESHING SLEDGE. Line engraving, 19th century

ASIA: FARMING, c1840s. Method of Threshing in the East. Wood engraving, English, c1840

THRESHING CORN, c1500. Woodcut after a miniature from the calendar of a Book of Hours of the 16th century

INDIA: FARMING, c1850s. A farmer threshing. Wood engraving, mid-19th century

THRESHING, 19th CENTURY. Threshing with a flail. Wood engraving, American, mid-19th century

ENGLAND: THRESHING, 1861. Combined thrashing and stacking machine. Wood engraving, English, 1861

FARMING: THRESHING. Threshing with hand flails: wood engraving, American, early 19th century

FARMING: THRESHING WHEAT. Threshing with hand flails. Wood engraving, 1859

WHEAT THRESHER, 1878. A steam-powered wheat thresher on the Dalrymple farm west of Fargo, Dakota Territory, in 1878. Contemporary American wood engraving after a photograph

FARMING: THRESHING, 1851. Hornsbys steam-driven threshing machine demonstrated in the open field at the Great London Exhibition of 1851. Contemporary wood engraving

HARVESTING, 18th CENTURY. Women with sickles cutting ripe wheat, which is then laid in parallel rows, tied in sheaves, and carried to the barn for threshing. Line engraving, French, 18th century

STEAM THRESHER, 1851. Hornsbys steam-driven threshing machine demonstrated in the open field at the Great London Exhibition of 1851: contemporary English engraving

Threshing grain, Bosnia, Austro-Hungary. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co
J.I. Case Threshing Machine Co

Minho, Portugal - Corn threshing
Threshing corn at Minho, Portugal - the stems and husks of corn are beaten with flails to separate the grains from the cob. Date: circa 1910s

Electrical Thresher
An electrical thresher, Svalov, Scania, Sweden 1911. Date: 1911

Threshing in France 18Th
Farmers threshing by hand on the floor of the barn where the grain is being stored. Date: Circa 1760

Canadian troops using Ruston threshing machine, WW1
Canadian troops using a Ruston threshing machine near Amiens, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 16 August 1918

Threshing Wheat - Turkey Date: circa 1900

Threshing wheat during the First World War -- more wheat was needed because of the U-Boat campaign. 1914-1918

Harvesting Hemp 18th C
Men and women harvesting hemp in 18th century France. Some of them are threshing hemp. Date: Circa 1760

19th Century Steam Thrashing Machinery
This 19th century agricultural scene shows a portable steam engine on the left which powers a double blast finishing machine in the centre. To the right is a straw elevator

Bells Improved Reaping Machine
Patrick Bell (1799-1869) was a Scottish clergyman and inventor. He was a farmers son from Mid Leoch, near Auchterhouse in Scotland

THRESHING, c1905. Threshing crew with a patented Maple Bay Blower, manufactured by Buffalo Pitts Co, . 1900-1910

NATI2A-00199
Native American women gathering wild rice by threshing it into their canoe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Threshing at New Moat, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
People threshing at harvest time in the parish of New Moat, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Date: early 1920s

Retire Steam Threshers
At rest. A weekend study of retired steam threshers in a field at Thorley, Hertfordshire, England

Egyptian Farmer
An Egyptian farmer is working at his threshing when an itinerant trader greets him, hoping for a sale

Rice in China - 6
Threshing the Rice

Threshing Barley 1555
Threshing winter barley

Callot / Peasant Ambush
Peasants retaliate on the soldiers who pillage their farms, attacking them with their threshing flails

Threshing, Britain
Threshing by hand on the floor of a barn in an English farmyard: the dog, meanwhile, has caught a rat

Threshing Straw
Two men and a girl in rather a short skirt, clearing away straw during the threshing on a Leicestershire farm, England

Threshing Corn
Using a Marshall threshing machine to thresh corn on a farm in Suffolk, England

Threshing with Flails
Even in the 1930s, old fashioned flails were still being used for threshing seed crops on this farm in Essex, England

Threshing freshly harvested rice in a small terraced paddy field near Oita, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Rice being cut and threshed, Guizhou province, China, Asia

Boy threshing with oxen, Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Boys threshing with oxen, Bamiyan, Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

C18 Farm Equipment
New Invented Implements used in Husbandry - cutting, winnowing, threshing, cutting and grinding machines illustrative of the revolution in farming then proceeding

Threshing, Italy
Top-quality grain is threshed by hand, over a barrel in the farmyard

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"Preserving Traditions: Threshing - A Glimpse into the Peasant Working Life" Step back in time and witness the age-old practice wheat, a vital part of peasant working life. This captivating cross section of a steam thresher reveals the intricate machinery behind this labor-intensive process. Journey to Ireland, where scenes of hardworking peasants come alive as they tirelessly operate horse-powered threshing machines. The advertisement for various types of steam engines showcases the technological advancements that revolutionized farming practices during this era. Across continents, from St Davids in Pembrokeshire, South Wales to the Canadian Prairies, early 1900s witnessed harvest workers united by their shared task – threshing. As depicted in an enchanting Lagonda Agriculture Works poster featuring farmers from Ohio, these individuals played a crucial role in feeding nations. The vast landscapes of North Dakota and Canada provide a breathtaking backdrop for threshing on the Prairies. In these regions, traction engines powered by determination and innovation were utilized to efficiently separate grain from chaff. Threshing wheat was not merely an occupation; it was an art form passed down through generations. It symbolized resilience and community spirit as neighbors came together to ensure bountiful harvests year after year. As we reflect upon this historical practice, let us appreciate those who dedicated their lives to preserving traditions while embracing progress. Threshing remains a testament to human ingenuity and serves as a reminder that our agricultural heritage continues to shape our present-day world.