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Shelby Tractor Advertisement
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Inside front cover page of a booklet advertising Shelby tractors. The page features a photograph of the Shelby factory at top and a photograph of a tractor below, along with the text: "Shelby Tractors have the Guts that Count in a Big Way for Dealer and User."
1920
Shelby Tractor & Truck Company
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W012TP6
WHi 89871
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