Agricultural Machinery Product Literature collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0232
Scope and Content
This collection is made up of product literature for agricultural machinery and implements. Some is instructional in nature, i.e., guidelines for erecting a windmill. Other items were designed to promote sales. Few of these items are dated, but most appear to be from the 1930s and 1940s. These files are arranged in general categories, alphabetically by the name of the product. An index of company and manufacturer names is included at the end of this finding aid.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1966, undated
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives
Extent
4.2 Linear Feet (10 document boxes)
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in eleven series:
Series 1: Catalogs - Parts and Supplies, 1932-1966, undated (alphabetical)
Series 2: Electric Motors, 1933-1944, undated (alphabetical)
Series 3: Elevators, undated (alphabetical)
Series 4: Grain Driers, 1926-1930, undated (alphabetical)
Series 5: Hammer Mills, 1934-1950 (alphabetical)
Series 6: Planting and Harvesting Equipment 1881-1941, undated (alphabetical)
Series 7: Pumps, 1932-1934, undated (alphabetical)
Series 8: Seed Equipment, 1919-1950, undated (alphabetical)
Series 9: Sprayers, 1932-1961, undated (alphabetical)
Series 10: Tractors, 1938-1942, undated (alphabetical)
Series 11: Miscellaneous Items, 1917-1945, undated (alphabetical)
Processing Information
Released on 2018-11-01.
Index of Company Names
Box-Folder 2/24.
A.T. Ferrell and Co., Saginaw, Michigan
Box-Folder 1/5. Alexander Brothers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Box-Folder 2/42. American Grain Separator Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 3/11. American Radiator Company, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/1. Avco New Idea, Coldwater, Ohio
Box-Folder 4/2-4/4. Avery Farm Machinery Co., Peoria, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/5. Bassett-Lowke Ltd., Winnetka, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/9. Belle City Mfg. Co., Racine, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 3/12. Bell & Gossett Company, Morton Grove, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/28. Ben Gustafson Seed Grain Machinery Company, Fargo, North Dakota
Box-Folder 4/11. Birdsell Mfg. Co., South Bend, Indiana
Box-Folder 8/8. Briggs & Stratton Corp., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 4/14. Buffalo Pitts Company, Buffalo, New York
Box-Folder 2/39. Burch Plow Works Co., Crestline, Ohio
Box-Folder 5/3. Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/10. Century Electric Company, St. Louis, Missouri
Box-Folder 2/26. Chas. Hunnicutt Co., Wilmington, Ohio
Box-Folder 1/2. Clayton Mark and Company, Evanston, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/32. Cockshutt Plow Co., Ltd., Winnipeg (etc.), Canada
Box-Folder 1/3, 2/46. Columbian Steel Tank Company, Kansas City, Missouri
Box-Folder 5/4. Continental Belton Co., Pontiac, Illinois
Box-Folder 10/6. Cutler Manufacturing Company, Portland, Oregon
Box-Folder 5/9. D. R. Ellis Mfg. Co., Verona, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 5/8. Dietrich Mfg. Inc., Goodfield, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/10, 5/6. Dempster Mill Mfg. Co., Beatrice, Nebraska
Box-Folder 3/18. E. B. Nelson, Burchinal, Iowa
Box-Folder 2/16a. E.G. Staude Mfg. Co., St. Paul Minnesota
Box-Folder 3/13. Eclipse Machine Co., Sidney, Ohio
Box-Folder 5/10. Edward Soil Service Inc., Pontiac, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/11. Electric Wheel Co., Quincy, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/22,5/13, 5/14, 5/12. Emerson Manufacturing Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 2/16. Emerson Manufacturing Co., Rockford, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/4, 2/2, 2/19, 2/47, 3/14. Fairbanks, Morse and Co., Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/19, 10/5. Farquhar Machinery
Box-Folder 5/16. Federal Land Bank, St. Louis, Missouri
Box-Folder 5/15, 5/17, 5/21-5/23, 5/26. Ford Motor Co., Birmingham, Michigan
Box-Folder 1/5. Franklin Equipment Co., Monticello, Iowa
Box-Folder 5/28. Frick Co. Inc., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Box-Folder 5/29, 10/1. Friend Mfg. Co., Gasport, New York
Box-Folder 5/31. Gamble-Skogmo Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 3/22-23. General Motors Corporation
Box-Folder 2/20. Goulds Pumps, Inc., Seneca Falls, New York
Box-Folder 10/3. H. D. Hudson Mfg. Co., Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/34, 10/2. Hardie Mfg. Co., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Box-Folder 2/48. Hargrove Co., Des Moines, Iowa
Box-Folder 4/10. Harrison Machine Mfg. Co., Belleville, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/36. Hart-Parr Co., Charles City, Iowa
Box-Folder 1/15. Hess Warming and Ventilating Company, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/38. Hicks-Parrett Co., Chicago Heights, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/38. Hilpipre Auctioneers, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Box-Folder 2/31. Hocking Valley Manufacturing Co., Lancaster, Ohio
Box-Folder 6/1, 8/4. Holland Transplanter Co., Holland, Michigan
Box-Folder 6/3-6/5. Huber Mfg. Co., Marian, Ohio
Box-Folder 6/7. Illinois Thresher, Co., Sycamore, Illinois
Box-Folder 6/6. Illinois Thresherman, Peoria, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/49. Independent Silo Company, St. Paul, Minnesota
Box-Folder 5/17. International Harvester Co.
Box-Folder 2/27. Invincible Grain Cleaner Co., Silver Creek, New York
Box-Folder 2/50. Iowa Concrete Crib and Silo Company, Des Moines, Iowa
Box-Folder 6/17. ITCO Farm & Home Center, Saunemin, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/5-9, 3/5-9, map case, 4/13, 4/15, 4/16, 5/2, 5/1. J.I. Case Co., Racine, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 2/34-35. J.L. Owens Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 2/4. J.S. Bloom Mfg. Co., Independence, Iowa
Box-Folder 2/51. James Mfg. Co., Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin (etc.)
Box-Folder 1/11. Janette Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/6-4/8. John Bean Mfg. Co., Lansing Michigan
Box-Folder 2/11, 3/10, 3/25-26, 7/4, 6/18, 6/19, 6/21, 7/1-7/5. John Deere, Pontiac, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/12. John M. Brant Co., Bushnell, Illinois
Box-Folder 7/6. Joliet Mfg. Co., Joliet, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/14. K.I. Willis Corporation, Moline, Illinois
Box-Folder 7/9. Keck-Gonnerman Co.
Box-Folder 1/12. Kewanee Machinery and Conveyor Co., Kewanee, Illinois
Box-Folder 7/11. King-Hamilton Co.
Box-Folder 5/7. Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Mfg. Co.
Box-Folder 3/1. Lamneck Products, Inc., Columbus, Ohio
Box-Folder 7/12. Lanova Corporations
Box-Folder 1/5. Louis Hanssen's Sons Wholesale Distributors, Davenport, Iowa
Box-Folder 7/14. Mamel Bro. Co., Buffalo, New York`
Box-Folder 7/15. Maytag Co. Mfg. Plant, Newton, Iowa
Box-Folder 3/2. Martin Steel Products Corp., Mansfield, Ohio
Box-Folder 7/18, 10/4. Meyer Mfg. Co.
Box-Folder 1/6, 3/3. Milcor Steel Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 8/3, 7/19. Minneapolis-Moline Inc., Moline, Illinois
Box-Folder 7/20, 8/1, 8/2. Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co., Urbana Ohio
Box-Folder 2/23. Monmouth Plow Factory, Monmouth, Illinois
Box-Folder 3/4. Montgomery Ward and Co., Inc.
Box-Folder 8/5. New Idea Farm Equipment
Box-Folder 8/6, 8/7. Nichols & Shepard Co.
Box-Folder 2/1. O.W. Randolph Company, Toledo, Ohio
Box-Folder 8/8-8/10. Oliver Farm Equipment
Box-Folder 3/19. Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, California
Box-Folder 2/14. Papec Machine Co., Shortsville, New York
Box-Folder 8/11. Parrett Tractor Co.
Box-Folder 2/36. Peerless Dust Gun Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Box-Folder 2/15. Peoria Drill and Seeder Co., Peoria, Illinois
Box-Folder 3/20. Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Box-Folder 10/9. Polk Genung Polk Company, Fort Branch, Indiana
Box-Folder 8/14. Port Huron General Farm Machinery
Box-Folder 1/13, 2/12-13. Portable Elevator Mfg Co., Bloomington, Illinois
Box-Folder 8/15. Powell Transplanters
Box-Folder 9/2. Puzey Bro. Inc.
Box-Folder 9/7. Reeves & Co. Threshers
Box-Folder 9/4. Robinson Threshing Machinery
Box-Folder 2/41. Roessler and Hasslacher Chemical Co., New York, New York
Box-Folder 9/5, 9/6. Rumley Products Co.
Box-Folder 9/7, 9/8. Russel & Co. Inc.
Box-Folder 2/27. S. Howes Co., Inc., Invincible Grain Cleaner Co., Silver Creek, New York
Box-Folder 9/10. S. W. Wood Engine Co.
Box-Folder 2/37. Seed Trade Reporting Bureau, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/7, 2/37, 3/24. Seedburo Equipment Company, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/5. Skilsaw saws
Box-Folder 10/7. Skinner Machinery Company, Dunedin, Florida
Box-Folder 2/38, 2/40, 2/44, 3/15. Standard Fanning Mill Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Winnipeg, Manitoba
Box-Folder 3/17. Stockland Road Machinery Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 6/10, 6/13, 6/9, 6/11-6/16. Stoller's, Pontiac, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/3. Stover Mfg. and Engine Co.
Box-Folder 3/27. Superior Manufacturing Co. Albert City, Iowa
Box-Folder 1/8, 9/12. Tractor Supply Co., Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 10/8. Trescott Company, Inc., Fairport, New York
Box-Folder 2/29-30. Twin City Separator Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Winnipeg, Manitoba
Box-Folder 2/43, 3/16. Union Iron Works, Decatur, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/33. Universal Hoist and Manufacturing Company, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Box-Folder 1/9. Walredh Machinery and Supply Co., Inc., Des Moines, Iowa
Box-Folder 1/9. Warner Brooder & Appliance Co.
Box-Folder 2/17. Weir Plow Company, Monmouth, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/21. Westco Pump Corporation, Davenport, Iowa
Box-Folder 2/18. Western Land Roller Company, Hastings, Nebraska
Box-Folder 2/45. Western Silo Company, Des Moines, Iowa
Box-Folder 9/15. Westinghouse Threshing Machine Co.
Box-Folder 9/14. Wheel Horse Products Inc.
Box-Folder 10/10. White Farm Equipment
Box-Folder 9/16, 9/17. Wood Bro. Thresher Co.
Box-Folder 3/21. Yale and Towne Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Box-Folder 1/5. Alexander Brothers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Box-Folder 2/42. American Grain Separator Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 3/11. American Radiator Company, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/1. Avco New Idea, Coldwater, Ohio
Box-Folder 4/2-4/4. Avery Farm Machinery Co., Peoria, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/5. Bassett-Lowke Ltd., Winnetka, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/9. Belle City Mfg. Co., Racine, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 3/12. Bell & Gossett Company, Morton Grove, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/28. Ben Gustafson Seed Grain Machinery Company, Fargo, North Dakota
Box-Folder 4/11. Birdsell Mfg. Co., South Bend, Indiana
Box-Folder 8/8. Briggs & Stratton Corp., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 4/14. Buffalo Pitts Company, Buffalo, New York
Box-Folder 2/39. Burch Plow Works Co., Crestline, Ohio
Box-Folder 5/3. Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/10. Century Electric Company, St. Louis, Missouri
Box-Folder 2/26. Chas. Hunnicutt Co., Wilmington, Ohio
Box-Folder 1/2. Clayton Mark and Company, Evanston, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/32. Cockshutt Plow Co., Ltd., Winnipeg (etc.), Canada
Box-Folder 1/3, 2/46. Columbian Steel Tank Company, Kansas City, Missouri
Box-Folder 5/4. Continental Belton Co., Pontiac, Illinois
Box-Folder 10/6. Cutler Manufacturing Company, Portland, Oregon
Box-Folder 5/9. D. R. Ellis Mfg. Co., Verona, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 5/8. Dietrich Mfg. Inc., Goodfield, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/10, 5/6. Dempster Mill Mfg. Co., Beatrice, Nebraska
Box-Folder 3/18. E. B. Nelson, Burchinal, Iowa
Box-Folder 2/16a. E.G. Staude Mfg. Co., St. Paul Minnesota
Box-Folder 3/13. Eclipse Machine Co., Sidney, Ohio
Box-Folder 5/10. Edward Soil Service Inc., Pontiac, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/11. Electric Wheel Co., Quincy, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/22,5/13, 5/14, 5/12. Emerson Manufacturing Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 2/16. Emerson Manufacturing Co., Rockford, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/4, 2/2, 2/19, 2/47, 3/14. Fairbanks, Morse and Co., Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/19, 10/5. Farquhar Machinery
Box-Folder 5/16. Federal Land Bank, St. Louis, Missouri
Box-Folder 5/15, 5/17, 5/21-5/23, 5/26. Ford Motor Co., Birmingham, Michigan
Box-Folder 1/5. Franklin Equipment Co., Monticello, Iowa
Box-Folder 5/28. Frick Co. Inc., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Box-Folder 5/29, 10/1. Friend Mfg. Co., Gasport, New York
Box-Folder 5/31. Gamble-Skogmo Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 3/22-23. General Motors Corporation
Box-Folder 2/20. Goulds Pumps, Inc., Seneca Falls, New York
Box-Folder 10/3. H. D. Hudson Mfg. Co., Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/34, 10/2. Hardie Mfg. Co., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Box-Folder 2/48. Hargrove Co., Des Moines, Iowa
Box-Folder 4/10. Harrison Machine Mfg. Co., Belleville, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/36. Hart-Parr Co., Charles City, Iowa
Box-Folder 1/15. Hess Warming and Ventilating Company, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/38. Hicks-Parrett Co., Chicago Heights, Illinois
Box-Folder 5/38. Hilpipre Auctioneers, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Box-Folder 2/31. Hocking Valley Manufacturing Co., Lancaster, Ohio
Box-Folder 6/1, 8/4. Holland Transplanter Co., Holland, Michigan
Box-Folder 6/3-6/5. Huber Mfg. Co., Marian, Ohio
Box-Folder 6/7. Illinois Thresher, Co., Sycamore, Illinois
Box-Folder 6/6. Illinois Thresherman, Peoria, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/49. Independent Silo Company, St. Paul, Minnesota
Box-Folder 5/17. International Harvester Co.
Box-Folder 2/27. Invincible Grain Cleaner Co., Silver Creek, New York
Box-Folder 2/50. Iowa Concrete Crib and Silo Company, Des Moines, Iowa
Box-Folder 6/17. ITCO Farm & Home Center, Saunemin, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/5-9, 3/5-9, map case, 4/13, 4/15, 4/16, 5/2, 5/1. J.I. Case Co., Racine, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 2/34-35. J.L. Owens Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 2/4. J.S. Bloom Mfg. Co., Independence, Iowa
Box-Folder 2/51. James Mfg. Co., Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin (etc.)
Box-Folder 1/11. Janette Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/6-4/8. John Bean Mfg. Co., Lansing Michigan
Box-Folder 2/11, 3/10, 3/25-26, 7/4, 6/18, 6/19, 6/21, 7/1-7/5. John Deere, Pontiac, Illinois
Box-Folder 4/12. John M. Brant Co., Bushnell, Illinois
Box-Folder 7/6. Joliet Mfg. Co., Joliet, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/14. K.I. Willis Corporation, Moline, Illinois
Box-Folder 7/9. Keck-Gonnerman Co.
Box-Folder 1/12. Kewanee Machinery and Conveyor Co., Kewanee, Illinois
Box-Folder 7/11. King-Hamilton Co.
Box-Folder 5/7. Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz Mfg. Co.
Box-Folder 3/1. Lamneck Products, Inc., Columbus, Ohio
Box-Folder 7/12. Lanova Corporations
Box-Folder 1/5. Louis Hanssen's Sons Wholesale Distributors, Davenport, Iowa
Box-Folder 7/14. Mamel Bro. Co., Buffalo, New York`
Box-Folder 7/15. Maytag Co. Mfg. Plant, Newton, Iowa
Box-Folder 3/2. Martin Steel Products Corp., Mansfield, Ohio
Box-Folder 7/18, 10/4. Meyer Mfg. Co.
Box-Folder 1/6, 3/3. Milcor Steel Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Box-Folder 8/3, 7/19. Minneapolis-Moline Inc., Moline, Illinois
Box-Folder 7/20, 8/1, 8/2. Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co., Urbana Ohio
Box-Folder 2/23. Monmouth Plow Factory, Monmouth, Illinois
Box-Folder 3/4. Montgomery Ward and Co., Inc.
Box-Folder 8/5. New Idea Farm Equipment
Box-Folder 8/6, 8/7. Nichols & Shepard Co.
Box-Folder 2/1. O.W. Randolph Company, Toledo, Ohio
Box-Folder 8/8-8/10. Oliver Farm Equipment
Box-Folder 3/19. Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, California
Box-Folder 2/14. Papec Machine Co., Shortsville, New York
Box-Folder 8/11. Parrett Tractor Co.
Box-Folder 2/36. Peerless Dust Gun Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Box-Folder 2/15. Peoria Drill and Seeder Co., Peoria, Illinois
Box-Folder 3/20. Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Box-Folder 10/9. Polk Genung Polk Company, Fort Branch, Indiana
Box-Folder 8/14. Port Huron General Farm Machinery
Box-Folder 1/13, 2/12-13. Portable Elevator Mfg Co., Bloomington, Illinois
Box-Folder 8/15. Powell Transplanters
Box-Folder 9/2. Puzey Bro. Inc.
Box-Folder 9/7. Reeves & Co. Threshers
Box-Folder 9/4. Robinson Threshing Machinery
Box-Folder 2/41. Roessler and Hasslacher Chemical Co., New York, New York
Box-Folder 9/5, 9/6. Rumley Products Co.
Box-Folder 9/7, 9/8. Russel & Co. Inc.
Box-Folder 2/27. S. Howes Co., Inc., Invincible Grain Cleaner Co., Silver Creek, New York
Box-Folder 9/10. S. W. Wood Engine Co.
Box-Folder 2/37. Seed Trade Reporting Bureau, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/7, 2/37, 3/24. Seedburo Equipment Company, Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 1/5. Skilsaw saws
Box-Folder 10/7. Skinner Machinery Company, Dunedin, Florida
Box-Folder 2/38, 2/40, 2/44, 3/15. Standard Fanning Mill Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Winnipeg, Manitoba
Box-Folder 3/17. Stockland Road Machinery Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Box-Folder 6/10, 6/13, 6/9, 6/11-6/16. Stoller's, Pontiac, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/3. Stover Mfg. and Engine Co.
Box-Folder 3/27. Superior Manufacturing Co. Albert City, Iowa
Box-Folder 1/8, 9/12. Tractor Supply Co., Chicago, Illinois
Box-Folder 10/8. Trescott Company, Inc., Fairport, New York
Box-Folder 2/29-30. Twin City Separator Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Winnipeg, Manitoba
Box-Folder 2/43, 3/16. Union Iron Works, Decatur, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/33. Universal Hoist and Manufacturing Company, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Box-Folder 1/9. Walredh Machinery and Supply Co., Inc., Des Moines, Iowa
Box-Folder 1/9. Warner Brooder & Appliance Co.
Box-Folder 2/17. Weir Plow Company, Monmouth, Illinois
Box-Folder 2/21. Westco Pump Corporation, Davenport, Iowa
Box-Folder 2/18. Western Land Roller Company, Hastings, Nebraska
Box-Folder 2/45. Western Silo Company, Des Moines, Iowa
Box-Folder 9/15. Westinghouse Threshing Machine Co.
Box-Folder 9/14. Wheel Horse Products Inc.
Box-Folder 10/10. White Farm Equipment
Box-Folder 9/16, 9/17. Wood Bro. Thresher Co.
Box-Folder 3/21. Yale and Towne Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Title
- MS-0232. Agricultural Machinery Product Literature collection, 1881-1966, undated
- Date
- December 7, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Contact:
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu