McCormick Line

The overall design has a three-dimensional round effect, with an illustration of a globe black text on top. The "O" and "K" in the word "McCormick" are red for emphasis. 

Cyrus McCormick (1809-1884) was a manufacturing visionary. McCormick utilized the financial means of then-mayor of Chicago William Ogden to set up a small manufacturing factory in 1848. During this time, an important canal opened—the Illinois & Michigan Canal—which linked Lake Michigan with the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. In essence, McCormick saw then-small Chicago (population ~20,000) transform into a city rich with infrastructure and trade. Over the next few years, McCormick expanded the McCormick Reaper Works into “the world’s largest farm machine factory” (ASSEMBLY). By 1850, the factory had 200 employees working 100,000 square feet of factory space. 

By the late 1800s, the company had sent out farming equipment “all over the world” via its McCormick Shipping Line. Much of the company's advertising reads: "The OK Line, the McCormick Line, OK All Over the World and an All 'Round Success."