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Chase Farm Tractor
1917
A farmer uses a Chase farm tractor and plow to work in a field dotted with trees. The Chase Motor Truck Company was based in Syracuse, New York.
Chase Farm Tractor
1915
Advertisement for the Chase farm tractor featuring a side view illustration of the machine, along with the slogan: "One Man and the Chase Farm Tractor do the Work of Five Men and Ten Horses."
Chase Farm Tractor Advertisement
1915
Advertisement for the Chase farm tractor featuring an illustration of a cob of corn along with the text: "Command a Higher Price for your Farm Produce - Raise Bigger and Better Crops."
Dart Farm Tractors and Motor Trucks
1919
Front cover of an advertisement for Dart farm tractors and motor trucks featuring a photograph of farmers using a Dart tractor to power another piece of equipment by the use of a belt.
Charter Gas Engine Tractor
1918
Illustration of "the Sterling gasoline traction" produced by the Charter Gas Engine Company.