Ford Model T Runabout Converted to a Tractor, Reaping Grain, circa 1919
THF116864 / Ford Model T Runabout Converted to a Tractor, Reaping Grain, circa 1919
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Artifact Overview
Around 1919 a farmer driving his converted Model T Runabout is pulling a McCormick-Deering reaper to harvest grain in Minnesota. Large-diameter steel-drive wheels and a rear power takeoff were all that was needed to achieve the conversion. For only $195, E.G. Staude Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, had started selling the Mak-a-Tractor conversion kit for the Model T in 1917, capitalizing on the popularity of the Ford car among farmers. Staude produced an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 of these in its lifetime.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1919
Subject Date
circa 1919
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
83.300.1205.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Ink stamp on back: FOR DUPLICATES HILL STUDIOS 26 E. 7th ST. PAUL, MINN.
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Around 1919 a farmer driving his converted Model T Runabout is pulling a McCormick-Deering reaper to harvest grain in Minnesota. Large-diameter steel-drive wheels and a rear power takeoff were all that was needed to achieve the conversion. For only $195, E.G. Staude Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, had started selling the Mak-a-Tractor conversion kit for the Model T in 1917, capitalizing on the popularity of the Ford car among farmers. Staude produced an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 of these in its lifetime.