Binding Machines Buying Guide

Question by Ms. Nancy: What do you call the moving “wind mill-like” part of a binding machine for grains?

Best answer:

Answer by Veritas
It’s called a “reel”, it pulls the grain toward the machine so the cutter-bar (sickle) can cut the stalks off.
Circa 1890s technology.
See this link:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngp_farm_binder.html

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