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John Deere’s Steel Plow, by Edward C. Kendall, originally published in Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Bulletin 218, and reprinted by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1959. Reprinted by Nation Builder Books, Leesburg, VA, 2003, 8½ x 11 softcover, 10 pages. Please note that this is a photoduplicated reproduction , not an original . Partly based on a study of the remains of the 1837 model Deere plow in the possession of the Smithsonian. This plow was made by John Deere at Grand Detour in 1838 and sold to Joseph Brierton. In 1901, the plow was bought from the Brierton farm by Deere’s son, Charles H. Deere, and put on display at the Moline headquarters of Deere & Company. The company then donated the plow to the Smithsonian in 1938. Deere & Co. records indicate that this was one of three plows made by John Deere in 1838 and that it was substantially identical to the first plow made in 1837. This is a fascinating report on the earliest history of John Deere and the important company he founded, that has too long been unavailable to enthusiasts and historians of Deere in particular, and agricultural development in general. * U.S. media (book rate) mail is $4.35. PLEASE NOTE that our experience over the 2004-5 holiday season was that an alarming number of books took over four weeks to be delivered to states west of the Mississippi River. We think—and hope—this probably has something to do with homeland security rather than any sudden deterioration of postal service, but we really do not know. All we know for certain is that we do NOT want to deal with a number of inquires and complaints about “Where’s my books?†when there is NOTHING we can do after we hand the package to the postal clerk and have the receipt in hand. If you want to use media (book rate) mail please wait at least four weeks before you contact us to inquire about the whereabouts of your book. And note that all we’ll be able to tell you is the date we mailed it from the Post Office. We will NOT be able to tell you where the book is, or when the Post Office is going to deliver it. The history of industrial, transportation, and agricultural development From Steam Engines . . . to Spacecraft (John deere’s first steel plow 1959 smithsonian reprint was posted and is owned by: Tamera Holloway) |
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