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How Did Cyrus Mccormick Defeat Obed Hussey

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Cyrus McCormick was not innovative in regards to the product, the reaper itself. Robert McCormick invented the idea of a horse drawn reaper. He passed the idea to his son Cyrus McCormick to improve it. When he finally got, the horse drawn reaper, it was too late He didn’t secure a patent until 1834. Obed Hussey from Baltimore, Maryland had already patented the reaper, one year earlier in 1833. He had a superior product, but McCormick was able to defeat Obed Hussey due to better business tactic he implemented
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