McCormick-Deering
Company

·Cyrus McCormick founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in 1847 in Chicago after inventing the first successful mechanical reaper in 1831. This invention revolutionized farming by significantly increasing the efficiency of grain harvesting.

The Deering Harvester Company, founded by William Deering, was a direct competitor to McCormick and also played a crucial role in the development of agricultural machinery during the late 19th century.

In 1902, the fierce competition between McCormick and Deering culminated in a merger facilitated by financier J.P. Morgan. The McCormick, Deering and Milwaukee Harvester companies, Piano Mfg. Co., and Warder, Bushnell & Glessner (Champion harvesters) merged to become the mighty International Harvester Co. (IHC).

McCormick-Deering was never a “company” itself, but the trademark name of a line of tractors and farm machinery manufactured by the International Harvester Co.