Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
A gas powered tractor for small-scale farmers
Garden tractor manufactured by the
Gilson Bolens Manufacturing Co.,
Port Washington, Wisconsin, 1928-1939
This multi-purpose, walk-behind garden tractor helped bring the advantages of gasoline power to small farmers and market gardeners across America. The Gilson Manufacturing Co. of Port Washington, Wisconsin, was the first company to attach a gasoline engine to a multi-purpose gardening tractor.
| Related Topics: |
Mining, Logging, and Agriculture Industrialization and Urbanization The Rise of Skilled Manufacturing Farming and Rural Life |
| Creator: | Gilson Bolens Manufacturing Company |
| Pub Data: | Wisconsin Historical Museum (Museum object #2001.1.1) |
| Citation: | Bolens Garden Tractor. Wisconsin Historical Museum. Online facsimile at: http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1603; Visited on: 4/25/2024 |
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