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Kardell Utility Tractor
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Advertisement for the Kardell Utility tractor featuring an illustration at top of a man using the tractor and a disc harrow to plow a field. The headline text reads: "Kardell 'Utility' the practical all-purpose one-man tractor easier to operate, more simple, powerful, durable!" Additional close-up illustrations and a listing of the equipments specifications are also included.
1919
Kardell Tractor & Truck Company
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W012TZB
WHi 92112
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