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352 6TH ST

Historic Name:
Uncle Sam Tractor and Machinery Company
Other Name:
WISCONSIN CONTAINER CORPORATION
Reference Number:
59334

Property Location

Location (Address)
352 6TH ST
County
Winnebago
City/Village
Menasha
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1919
Additions
Survey Date
2009,2019
Architectural Style
Structural System
Steel Frame
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
N
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
The Uncle Sam Tractor and Machinery Company incorporated in Menasha in March of 1919 with Joseph G. Sailer as Chairman. Other founders included George G. Barlow and Dr. A.B. Jensen. Engaged in teh manufacture of farm machinery and implements, the company was initially successful with an expansion in its first year. However, by the mid 1920's the company was out of business with the property eventually acquired by the Wisconsin Container Corporation, a manufacturer of paper boxes. The company wsa later sold to the Menasha Corporation.

The Uncle Sam Tractor and Machinery Company is laocat4d in an industrial area on the outskirts of a residential neighborhood. A rectangular brick astylistic utilitarian industrial building, it features a flat roof and glass cubes surrounding casement windows. The front facades feature false fronts.

2009--Last surveyed in 1984; no apparent exterior changes since last surveyed.
Bibliographic References
A. Menasha Record: June 13, 1919; page 1, column 4. B. Ibid: March 10, 1919; page 2, column 2. C. Ibid: July 15, 1920; page 1, column 1. D. Ibid: June 3, 1926; page 1, columns 2. E. Ibid: June 18, 1930; page 1, column 3.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Unique ID
HI59334

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Prints
Uncle Sam Tractor Advertisement

Uncle Sam Tractor Advertisement

1919

An illustration of Uncle Sam points to a U.S. Tractor & Machinery Company Uncle Sam tractor beneath a headline reading: "Speed when you want it. Power all the time."

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Uncle Sam Tractor Advertisement

Uncle Sam Tractor Advertisement

1920

Interior pages of a pamphlet advertising the Uncle Sam 20-30 oil tractor. A paragraph detailing the features of the tractor is illustrated with a drawing of the machinery.

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Uncle Sam Tractor Advertisement

Uncle Sam Tractor Advertisement

1920

Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Uncle Sam tractor featuring an illustration of the tractor on a farmstead along with a paragraph of descriptive text.

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Uncle Sam 20-30 Tractor

Uncle Sam 20-30 Tractor

1920

Advertisement for the Uncle Sam 20-30 farm tractor. The pamphlet features a labeled diagram of the tractor as well as an enlarged illustration of the tractor's U.S. Beaver motor.

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