Rock Island Plow Co: Difference between revisions
Created page with "thumb| Model F. c1880 Company founded in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. The company built farm machinery and stationary engines 1914 Commenced t..." |
No edit summary |
||
Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
From the late 1920s a new range was built under the Rock Island name. | From the late 1920s a new range was built under the Rock Island name. | ||
In 1937 the [[Case]] purchased the Rock Island Plow Co. tractor production ceased. | In 1937 the [[Case (American)| Case]] purchased the Rock Island Plow Co. tractor production ceased. | ||
Revision as of 12:35, 6 October 2011

c1880 Company founded in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. The company built farm machinery and stationary engines
1914 Commenced to market a tractor built by the Heider Manufacturing Co. of Carroll, Iowa. After two years they bought Heider out and used the name on the tractor line till the late 1920s.
From the late 1920s a new range was built under the Rock Island name.
In 1937 the Case purchased the Rock Island Plow Co. tractor production ceased.