Vintage International Harvester Tractors (Town Square Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (673 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0896584798 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"In this tribute, abundant illustrations accompany the text in celebration of the Farmall and other International Harvester tractors." -- Reference & Research Book News
One of the best books for the history of the Farmall line! Littleton Ralph Sanders does an excellent job of explaining the history of the Farmall from the invention of the reaper all the way to the Tenneco buyout of International Harvester. Excellent pictures, useful and historical text, and wonderful explainations of every trac. S. Hamilton said Excellent historic details and pictures of IHC tractors. This is the best book I've seen on the subject of International tractors. It has a good amount of detail of the history of the various companies and an excellent mix of old and new photos.
Readers will be captivated by Ralph Sander's detailed history and outstanding color and black-and-white photographs, historical ads, and brochures of what was the world's bestselling tractor as well as a leader in innovation and engineering. Introduced in 1922, it was an inexpensive, lightweight, general-purpose, row-crop tractor that could literally farm all. International Harvester's Farmall tractor revolutionized farming around the world. Through the years, the Farmall became one of the world's most popular tractors. This book showcases collectible International Harvester tractors from the 1910s to the 1960s, including the famous Farmall, as well as other International Harvester and McCormick-Deering models. Also recommended: Vintage Farm Tractors, Vintage Ford Tractors, Vintage Case Tractors, Vintage John Deere, Classic Tractors of the World, Toy Farm Tractors, This Old Tractor, The Field Guide to Vintage Farm Tractors.
Ralph was born and raised on a central Illinois farm where he grew up working some of the machines collectors now seek. He is the author/photographer of Voyageur Press' bestselling "Vintage Farm Tractors" and "Historic Farm Tractors Calendar" and has contributed to or written dozens of books and magazine articles on vintage tractors. . Sanders is the photographer for the long-running DuPont Cl