General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL WITH 4 METAL WHEELS/ GLASS GAUGE/ RUBBER HOSES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

303.0 cm

Width

163.0 cm

Height

164.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

IH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

TO 1950'S

Canada

REPRESENTATIVE OF EARLY ROW CROP TYPE TRACTOR DESIGNED TO CARRY TOOLS FOR ROW TILLAGE USED IN CANADA.

Function

The tractor is a motorized vehicle used to pull and actuate other vehicles or implements that are not power-driven. Tractors are primarily designed for agricultural work: for cultivation, spraying, and harvesting operations. The first tractors, developed in the mid-nineteenth century, were steam-powered and were not very mobile: their main purpose was to power threshers and other equipment. The development of gas-engines in the late 19th century, and their integration into tractors, gave the machines more mobility and flexibility. Robert C. Williams writes in "Fordson, Farmall, and Poppin' Johnny: A history of the farm tractor and its impact on America" (1987) that "Of all the farm implements, the tractor has had the greatest impact on rural life...In one generation between 1920 and 1950, most farms in the United States changed from dependence on draft animals to dependence on mechanical power."

Technical

NARROW WHEELS, TRICYCLE CONFORMATION, AND HIGH CLEARANCE MADE THIS TRACTOR AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF TRACTOR DESIGN DETERMINED BY PROJECTED USE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S MARKINGS ON SIDES OF GAS TANK READS: 'MCCORMICK-DEERING/ FARMALL/ MADE BY/ INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY/ INCORPORATED/ CHICAGO/ U.S.A.'/ MARKINGS ABOVE READS: 'F-12'/ GAUGE BESIDE ENGINE READS: 'OIL/ I-H'/ MFR'S PLATE FOR AIR CLEANER

Missing

SEAT RUSTED OFF POST/ MFR'S PLATE/REAR WHEEL SEIZED

Finish

OBSCURED BY CORROSION.

Decoration

N/A