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Illinois Super-Drive Tractor
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Advertisement for the Illinois Super-Drive tractor featuring two views of the machine: a three-quarter front view, and an overhead view. The caption reads: "Here is the Master Drive 3-4 Plow Tractor of America."
1920
Illinois Tractor Co.
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W012U9C
WHi 97156
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Fitch Four-Drive Tractor
1920
Pamphlet advertising the Fitch Four-Drive Tractor. A photograph of a farmer using the tractor in a field appears at bottom.
Super-Drive Tractor
1919
Advertisement for the Illinois Super-Drive tractor featuring a color illustration of a man using the tractor in a farm field.
Master Drive Road Builder
1920
Color illustration of the Illinois Super-Drive tractor appearing beneath the heading,:"The Master Drive Road Builder of America. Special Road Building Model."
Cletrac Hitch
1920
Overhead view of the Cletrac hitch in position between a Cleveland tractor and a plow. The caption reads: "Saves 20% of the tractor's power."
Plowing Comparison of Cletrac Tractor
1920
Advertisement for the Cletrac tank-type crawler tractor featuring a side-by-side photographic comparison of the Cletrac's plowing power versus that of another tractor.
Waterloo Boy Tractor Plowing Diagram
1928
Diagram illustrating the John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor's plowing power. The diagram shows an overhead view of the tractor pulling a plow through a field.
