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First Case Gas Tractor
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First gas tractor built by the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company of Racine, Wisconsin. Original caption reads: "The first Case gas tractor built in 1892." The tractor featured a Paterson balanced gas engine.
1934
International Harvester Company
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W012W8Z
WHi 23519
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First Case Tractor
circa 1900-1909
Illustration of a man sitting on the "first Case gas tractor, built in 1892."
Case 20-40 Tractor at Winnipeg Tractor Contest
1911
Men pose with a J.I. Case 20-40 tractor at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada.
W-30 tractor Outside Factory
1934
McCormick-Deering W-30 tractor outside a factory.
J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company Advertisement
1925
Front cover of a booklet advertising the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company's line of tractors. The cover features a color illustration of a farmer using a Case tractor in a field while two childr...
International Harvester Tractor Service Station in Germany
1934
Mechanics working with Deering tractors at a service station in Breslau, Germany. Original caption reads: "International Harvester Company m.b.H., Breslau 13, Strasse der SA 26. Service station."
Better Farming with Better Tractors
1926
Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the J.T. Case Threshing Machine Company line of tractors.
