Tractor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- STANDARD
- DATE
- 1919–1922
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1976.0487.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Samson Tractor Co.., Subsidiary of General Motors of Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- M
- LOCATION
- Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 23755
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL WITH 4 METAL WHEELS/ RUBBER HOSES/ WOODEN PLATFORM
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 279.0 cm
- Width
- 152.0 cm
- Height
- 165.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Agriculture
- Category
- Power sources
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Samson
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Oshawa
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
-
The tractor is a motorized vehicle used to pull and actuate other vehicles or implements that are not power-driven. Tractors are primarily designed for agricultural work: for cultivation, spraying, and harvesting operations. The first tractors, developed in the mid-nineteenth century, were steam-powered and were not very mobile: their main purpose was to power threshers and other equipment. The development of gas-engines in the late 19th century, and their integration into tractors, gave the machines more mobility and flexibility. Robert C. Williams writes in "Fordson, Farmall, and Poppin' Johnny: A history of the farm tractor and its impact on America" (1987) that "Of all the farm implements, the tractor has had the greatest impact on rural life...In one generation between 1920 and 1950, most farms in the United States changed from dependence on draft animals to dependence on mechanical power." - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S MARKINGS ON FRONT READS: 'SAMSON/ MODEL-M'/ MFR'S PLATE READS: 'PATENTS/ PENDING/ SAMSON/ MODEL M/ 23755/ WHEN ORDERING/ PARTS GIVE/ THESE/ NUMBERS'/ MFR'S MARKINGS ON REAR FENDERS READ: 'SAMSON'
- Missing
- yes; throttle rod, spark advance rod , seat and more
- Finish
- PAINTED GRAY WITH RED PAINTED WHEELS (NOT ORIGINAL)/ SAMSON MARKINGS PAINTED YELLOW
- Decoration
- N/A
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Samson Tractor Co.., Subsidiary of General Motors of Canada Ltd., Tractor, between 1919–1922, Artifact no. 1976.0487, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1976.0487.001/
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