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Maker:
John Deere  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (part: material)
iron (part: material)
steel (part: material)
Measurements:
overall: 380 mm x 460 mm x 1230 mm; 14 15/16 in x 18 1/8 in x 48 7/16 in
Object Name:
plow
Place Made:
United States: Illinois, Grand Detour
Date made:
1838
Description:
John Deere failed as a blacksmith in Vermont but succeeded as an agricultural tool manufacturer in Illinois. His company built revolutionary plows like this early 1838 example. The steel blades of Deere plows slid more easily through sticky prairie soil and made farmers more efficient. John and his son Charles expanded the company through clever marketing and financial acumen making Deere & Company the largest plow manufacturer in the world. The company continue to expand making everything from tractors to combines, from mechanical cotton harvesters to riding lawnmowers.
Location:
Currently not on view
Related Publication:
Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures
Credit Line:
Gift of Deere and Company, 1938
ID Number:
AG.38A04
Catalog number:
38A04
F001111
Accession number:
148904
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Agriculture
National Treasures exhibit
Agriculture
Artifact Walls exhibit
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d0b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_857013