Henry Ford Driving His First Experimental Tractor at Ford Farm, 1906-1907
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Henry Ford expressed an early interest in power farming. He and two associates married parts from the 1905 Model B and 1907 Model K, added rear wheels from a grain binder, and built the lightweight "automotive plow" seen here. This early experimental tractor was one in a series of designs culminating in the production of the Fordson tractor in 1917.
Henry Ford expressed an early interest in power farming. He and two associates married parts from the 1905 Model B and 1907 Model K, added rear wheels from a grain binder, and built the lightweight "automotive plow" seen here. This early experimental tractor was one in a series of designs culminating in the production of the Fordson tractor in 1917.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1906-1907
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.8861
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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