YOU only need to glance at the sheer size of today's headers towering over those of yesteryear to see they have come a long way in the last century.
That said, the common elements inventor Headlie Taylor implemented on his header designs more than 100 years ago are still evident on headers today.
This year marks 100 years since Headlie Taylor unveiled his header at the Henty Show - the invention by the Henty farmer went on to revolutionise the world's grain industry.
In 1911 Mr Taylor - then 30 years old - began work on his header harvester, which at first failed.
His second attempt in 1912 was a success when he stripped 200 acres of crop, and by 1914 the prototype was unveiled at the Henty Show.
To celebrate the milestone a static display of one of three original prototypes Mr Taylor built was displayed at the 110th Henty Show last Saturday and was capped off that evening with an anniversary dinner in Mr Taylor's honour, which was attended by about 180 people.
Henty farmer Dugald McKay, a great grandson of Hugh Victor (HV) McKay - the inventor and manufacturer of Sunshine stripper harvesters, who bought the patents from Mr Taylor for his header in 1916 - said his great grandfather recognised the modifications Headlie Taylor made to the header were superior.
After Mr Taylor sold his patents to HV McKay he went on to work for Sunshine at Melbourne until 1953.
