Man Driving a Ford-Ferguson Tractor with Ferguson Combine Attached, August 1940
THF701492 / Man Driving a Ford-Ferguson Tractor with Ferguson Combine Attached, August 1940
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company introduced the 9N tractor in 1939. It featured the "Ferguson System:" a 3-point hydraulic hitch-and-lift system invented by Irishman Harry Ferguson. Ferguson's revolutionary hitch kept agricultural implements, like the combine seen here, in line with the tractor. It also provided stability. By 1940, nearly 8 percent of tractors sold in the U.S. were 9Ns.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
05 August 1940
Subject Date
05 August 1940
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.74064
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.875 in
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