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Two Perkins 'tractors'

1795-1805

Tractor, iron, 18th century(?)

1701-1800

Tractor, iron, 18th century(?)

1701-1800

Tractor, Le Page

1871-1935

Tractor, Le Page

1871-1900

Set of three Perkins tractors

1801-1850

Set of three Perkins tractors

1801-1850

[B & w photograph of 2-ton Holt caterpillar tractor / Holt Manufacturing Co. nd.]

Black and white photograph of 2-ton Holt caterpillar tractor

nd.

Burrell single crank compound steam traction engine c. 1900, model (scale 1:8)

Burrell single crank compound steam traction engine c. 1900

Tractor, Le Page, steel, nickel-plated, by Maw of London, late 19th century

Tractor, Le Page

1871-1900

Silver-plated replica of the steel tractor from a set of Perkins' tractors; original was in the possession of a descendant of Elisha Perkins. Presented to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1928 by Dr. Howard Dittrick, curator of the medical museum in Cleveland, Ohio, now known as the Dittrick Museum.

Silver-plated replica of the steel tractor from a set of Perkins' tractors

Fowler 10 h.p. Supreme showman's steam traction engine, 1933, model (scale 1:8)

Fowler 10 h.p. Supreme showman's steam traction engine

1933

Model of 105h.p. tractor as made by William Foster Ltd of Lincoln, fitted with Daimler engine and transmission, built by the Daimler Co. for the War Office (Scale?)

Model of a Foster tractor

Model of caterpillar tractor or tank and transmission gear, built by the Daimler Co. for the War Office, model (scale 1:8). No mention of a case

Model of a caterpillar tractor

1917

Model of Fowler traction engine, 1910, on stand, in glazed shade case

Model of Fowler traction engine

Fordson Model 'N' rowcrop agricultural tractor, three wheeled on pneumatic tyres, by the Ford Motor Company, Dagenham, Essex, 1940, Engine: Serial No. 861915, 4-cylinder side valve petrol/tractor vaporising oil. Fitted with mechanical implement lift by ........., operated by left hand rear axle; and optional belt pulley.

Fordson Model 'N' rowcrop agricultural tractor, 1940.

1940

Case 'L' agricultural tractor on steel wheels with spade lugs and road bands, by the J.I. Case Company Incorporated, Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.A., Serial No. L 324483, 1931. Engine: 26/40 hp 4-cylinder overhead valve gasoline (petrol)/kerosene.

Case model 'L' 47hp tractor, 1931.

1931

Case 'C' agricultural tractor on pneumatic tyres, by the J.I. Case Company Incorporated, Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.A., Serial No. C 334494, 1931. Engine: 4-cylinder overhead valve gasoline (petrol)/ kerosene.

Case model 'C' 35 hp tractor, 1931.

1931

'Titan' 10/20 hp agricultural tractor on steel straked wheels, by International Harvester Corporation Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, 1917. Engine: Serial No. TV 8624, 2-cylinder horizontally opposed gasoline (petrol)/kerosene.

International Harvester Titan tractor, 1917.

1917

This model G tractor was built by Allis Chalmers around 1948 in Gadsden, Alabama. This small frame tractor has a tubular frame with a 5-cylinder continental engine, which is mounted at the rear of the vehicle alongside the radiator. The five-gallon fuel tank is installed below the driver’s seat. The tractor is painted with the company’s trademark Persian Orange paint colour, which was intended to resemble the California poppy’s colour.

Allis-Chalmers model G tractor, 1948-1955.

1948-1955

Turner 'Yeoman of England' agricultural tractor on pneumatic tyres, by Turner Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Wulfrana Works, Wolverhampton, c 1949-1957. Engine: Serial No. 4V3-1561, 40 hp V-4 overhead valve diesel. Fitted with power take-off and three point hydraulic linkage.

Turner Yeoman diesel tractor, 1949-1957.

1945-1955

David Brown 'VAK 1' agricultural tractor on pneumatic tyres, by David Brown, Meltham, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Serial No. 1750, 1940. Engine: Serial No. 18774-cylinder 25 hp overhead valve petrol/tractor vaporising oil. Fitted with power take-off and three point hydraulic linkage. The first model of tractor produced by David Brown after their break with Harry Ferguson.

David Brown 'VAK 1' agricultural tractor on pneumatic tyres

1940

Gold-plated replica of the brass tractor from a set of Perkins' tractors; original was in the possession of a descendant of Elisha Perkins. Presented to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1928 by Dr. Howard Dittrick, curator of the medical museum in Cleveland, Ohio, now known as the Dittrick Museum.

Gold-plated replica of the brass tractor from a set of Perkins' tractors

'Mogul' 12/25 hp agricultural tractor on steel straked wheels, by International Harvester Corporation Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1913-1918. Engine: Serial No. F 1639, 2-cylinder horizontally opposed distillate/gasoline (petrol)/kerosene, 'round' head.

International Harvester Mogul tractor, 1913-1918.

1913-1918

'Mogul' 8/16 hp agricultural tractor on steel straked wheels with extension rims, by International Harvester Corporation Chicago, Illinois, USA, registration mark BD 9341, 1916. Engine: Serial No. SB 13826, single-cylinder gasoline (petrol)/ kerosene.

International Harvester Mogul tractor, 1916.

1916

Background painting of rural scene showing early traction engines

Painting showing early traction engine

'Junior' 8/16 hp agricultural tractor on steel cleated wheels (with road bands), by International Harvester Corporation Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, 1921. Engine: Serial No. IC 5188, 4-cylinder gasoline (petrol)/kerosene.

International Harvester 'Junior' tractor, 1921.

1921

John Deere Model 'BR' agricultural tractor on pneumatic tyres, by the John Deere Co., Moline, U.S.A., Serial No. 330852, 1940. Engine: Twin-cylinder horizontal overhead valve gasoline (petrol)/ kerosene.

John Deere tractor, Model BR, 1940.

1940

Rushton agricultural tractor on cast front and steel rear wheels, by the AEC, Southall, c. 1930. Engine: 27 hp, 4-cylinder side valve petrol/paraffin.

Rushton 27 hp tractor, 1930.

1925-1935

Wallace 'Glasgow' agricultural tractor on three steel wheels, all driven, by Wallace (Glasgow) Ltd., Cardonald, Scotland, Serial No. 234, c. 1919. Engine: Serial No. 26918 C4, 4-cylinder side valve gasoline (petrol)/kerosene, by the Continental Motors Corporation, Detroit, U.S.A.

Glasgow 28hp tractor, 1919

1914-1924