JOHN M. WICKRE:
An Inventory of His Research Files on Minnesota Tractors at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Wickre, John M., compiler. | |
| Title: | Minnesota tractors research files. | |
| Dates: | circa 1860s-1970s. | |
| Abstract: | Research notes and photocopies of materials related to farm tractors, garden tractors, and gas engines manufactured in Minnesota, especially in the 1910-1920 period. The files were compiled from study of incorporation records, city directories, implement and gas engine trade journals, collectors' magazines and books, and similar sources. Also included are a few files on other agricultural implements. | |
| Quantity: | 1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ARRANGEMENT
The files are arranged largely in an alphabetical sequence by name of tractor manufacturer.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. John M. Wickre Research Files on Minnesota Tractors. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 12,557
Processing Information:
Processed by: John M. Wickre, August 1979
Catalog ID number: 990017338450104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 146.K.9.7B | 1 | Background information on tractors and gas engines, circa 1890s-1970s. 2 folders. | |||||||||
| Includes cross-reference sheet. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous tractors and gas engines, A-Z. | |||||||||||
| Mostly photocopies of items related to companies for which little information was found. | |||||||||||
| Research Notes and Photocopies, by Company: | |||||||||||
| Adams-Farnham Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Albert Lea Tractor and Manufacturing Company, Albert Lea. | |||||||||||
| Allied Truck and Tractors Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| American Farm Machinery Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| American Gas Machine Company, Albert Lea. | |||||||||||
| American Standard Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| American Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Andrews Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Auto Engine Works, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Beeman Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Beltrail Tractor Company, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Bull Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| COD Tractor Company, Crookston/Minneapolis/St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Campbell Motor Manufacturing Company, Wayzata. | |||||||||||
| Chambers Manufacturing Company, Minneapolis/Barrows, Minn. | |||||||||||
| Common Sense Gas Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Convertible Tractor Corp., St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Corn Belt Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Crown Iron Works, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Dakota King Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Diamond Iron Works, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Enterprise Machine Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Espe (A.O.) Company, Crookston. | |||||||||||
| Fairmont Machine Company, Fairmont. | |||||||||||
| Faribault Engine Manufacturing Company, Faribault. | |||||||||||
| Federal Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Flour City Ornamental Iron Works, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Ford Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Gas Corliss Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Gas Traction Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Grain Belt Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Hackney Manufacturing Company, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Happy Farmer Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Hicks Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Humber-Anderson Manufacturing Company, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Imperial Machine Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Joy-McVicker Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Kinkhead Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Kinnard and Sons Manufacturing Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 146.K.9.8F | 2 | Lang Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||
| Liberty Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Lion Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Little Giant Company, Mankato. | |||||||||||
| Magnet Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Market Garden Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Master Tractor Manufacturing Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis-Moline Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis Thresher Manufacturing Company, Stillwater. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| New Age Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| New Deal Tractor, Wyoming. | |||||||||||
| Northfield Iron Company, Northfield. | |||||||||||
| Northwest Thresher Company, Stillwater. | |||||||||||
| Owatonna Tractor Company, Owatonna. | |||||||||||
| Pan Automobile Company, St. Cloud. | |||||||||||
| Phoenix Tractor Company, Winona. | |||||||||||
| Pioneer Tractor Company, Winona. | |||||||||||
| Pitcher Manufacturing Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Pocahontas Manufacturing Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Power Garden Cultivator Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Pullet Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Red Wing Motor Company, Red Wing. | |||||||||||
| Sageng Threshing Machine Company, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| St. Paul Machinery Manufacturing Company, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Savage (M.W.) Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Scientific Farming Machinery Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Shadegg Engine Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Shaw-Enochs Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Shorturn Tractor Company, Bemidji. | |||||||||||
| Simplex Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Standard Engine Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Standard Tractor Company, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Staude (E.G.) Manufacturing Company, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Stickney (Charles A.) Company, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Stinson Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Strite Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Tillermobile Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Toro Motor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Transit Thresher Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Triple Tractor Truck Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Triple Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Union Iron Works, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| United States Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Universal Tractor Company, Stillwater. | |||||||||||
| Victor Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Waterous Engine Works, St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| Western Tractor Company, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| Winona Manufacturing Company, Winona. | |||||||||||
| Agricultural Implements Research Files: | |||||||||||
| Land of Plenty. | |||||||||||
| Printed booklet on history of farm implements. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous notes and photocopies, circa 1880-1899. | |||||||||||
| Farmer and Gardener research files, 1861. | |||||||||||
| Knute Nelson Papers research files, 1870s. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis as an implement and tractor manufacturing and wholesaling center. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Agricultural machinery -- Minnesota.
- Internal combustion engines -- Minnesota.
- Tractor industry -- Minnesota.
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