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Bates Steel Mule Tractor
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Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Bates Steel Mule Model D tractor. The cover features a photograph of a farmer using the tractor to work in a field, along with text reading: "Light and Powerful," "Rating 12-20," and "Burns Kerosene." The Bates Model D was a partial crawler or "half-track" tractor.
1918
Joliet Oil Tractor Co.
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W012U6N
WHi 97176
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Bates Steel Mule Model D
1918
Front cover of a booklet advertising the Bates Steel Mule Model D. Features an illustration in the top left of a man using the tractor in a field while other people look on in the background.
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1920
Exterior fold of a pamphlet advertising the Bates Steel Mule Tractor. The text reads: "This Settles The Tractor Question For" with blank lines to fill in. And "Low Operating Costs. Drive The Bates ...
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1920
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