Dating the Deering, McCormick, and McCormick/Deering Mowers

We frequently hear from readers who want very specific information about their pieces of horsedrawn equipment. One category of those questions encompasses the manufacturing dates of equipment. We offer here a lineup of the Deering and McCormick and then McCormick/Deering mowers with the manufacturers stated dates of production. If there is interest we will research other lineups. SFJ

Deering Ideal Mowers

Ideal Plain Lift, 1893 to 1911.
Ideal Giant, 1895 to 1911
Ideal Vertical Lift, 1902 to 1906
Ideal One-Horse Plain Lift, 1896 to 1911
Ideal One-Horse Vertical Lift, 1903 to 1911

McCormick-Deering Two Horse Mowers (formerly McCormick)

New 4 Mower, 1896-1915
New Big 4 Mower, 1898-1915
Vertical Lift Mower, 1896-1915
No. 6 Plain Mower, 1914 -1934
No. 6 Vertical Lift Mower, 1914-1934
Big 6 Mower, 1915-1934

McCormick-Deering No. 7 Two-Horse Mowers

No. 7 Regular Lift
No. 7 Vertical Lift
Big 7 Regular Lift
Big Trailing – Regular Lift
1932 to 1946

McCormick-Deering Enclosed Steel Gear Mower (also known as No.9)

Regular Size – Plain and Vertical Lift (High and Low Gear)
Heavy Size – Plain and Vertical Lift (High and Low Gear)
1939 to 1946

Deering New Ideal Mowers

New Ideal Plain Lift, 1905 to 1912
New Ideal Vertical Lift, 1905 to 1912
New Ideal Giant, 1906 to 1912
New Ideal “B”, 1909 to 1918
New Ideal “B”, Giant, 1909 to 1918
New Ideal “B”, One-Horse, 1910 to 1922
New Ideal Two-Horse Reverse Gear “BD”, 1917 tp 1926

McCormick-Deering One-Horse Mowers

Little Vertical Mower, 1902-1911
New One-Horse Plain Lift Mower, 1910 to 1940
New One-Horse Vertical Lift Mower, 1910 to 1940

McCormick-Deering Trailer Mower

No. 7, 1932 to 1946