MS-074

MS-74

 

GUMP HARVESTER/THRESHER COLLECTION

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The Gump Harvester/Thresher Collection was accessioned into the Flesh Public Library Archives in August, 2000.  It was found in the collection, donor unknown.  It consists of seven folders in one box.  The patent for this invention dates from 1897.  There are no known restrictions on the use of this collection.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

The Gump Harvester/Thresher Collection consists of two Series:

 

SERIES I:        Descriptive Materials

 

SERIES II:      Engineer’s drawings of the machine (6)

 

HISTORY

 

Alexander Gump was born in 1850 and resided primarily near Fletcher, Ohio.  He patented a combined harvester/thresher in 1897, and a model was built and put to use successfully by 1902.  The machine was never produced commercially, however.

 

CONTAINER LISTING

 

SERIES I:          DESCRIPTIVE MATERIALS

 

BOX 1

File                  1          Patent, Photo, News Articles

 

SERIES II:         ENGINEERS’ DRAWINGS

 

File                  2          Gears –various figures

                        3          Threaded mechanism –Fig. 6

                        4          Arm mechanism –Fig. 1

                        5          Gear and belt –Fig. 3

                        6          Internal mechanism –Fig. 2

                        7          Flywheel –Fig. 4