Cross-Sectional View of John Deere Model "B" Tractor, 1941
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Artifact Overview
Deere & Company released the streamlined Model B, styled by industrial designer, Henry Dreyfuss, in 1938. Farmers used it to pull a two-bottom plow, cultivate rows of corn or soybeans, power a mounted corn picker, and run a corn sheller off the belt-drive. This cross-sectional view from the operator's manual shows the 1941 version with rubber tires.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1941
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
77.110.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Deere & Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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