"Avery Tractors, Plows, Separators and Steam Engines," 1916
THF284059 / "Avery Tractors, Plows, Separators and Steam Engines," 1916
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Artifact Overview
Farmers invested in machinery to reduce the back-breaking labor of agriculture. Two Illinois farm boys, Robert H. and Cyrus M. Avery, incorporated the Avery Planter Company in 1883 to build corn planters, cultivators, and corn-stalk cutters. Avery added steam traction engines and threshing machines in 1891 as grain farms proliferated. This 1916 catalog featured gas, oil, and steam engines at work.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1916
Subject Date
1916
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2017.0.18.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 11.5 in
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