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Massey-Harris

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of 54 and 55 Bunhill Row, London EC

General

Massey-Harris was created by merging two companies, the Massey Manufacturing Co and A. Harris and Son in 1891.

1894 June. Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Sheaf-binding harvesters, Mowers, Reapers, Tedders. [1]

Over the next few years they were able to buy out smaller agricultural companies, thereby adding to their product range.

1908 Incorporated as a Limited Company.

In 1910 they bought out a producer of petrol engines, Deyo-Macey, and this was the start of building their own engines.

1914 Specialities: Harvesting and Cultivating Machinery of Canadian Manufacture. [2]

In 1917 Massey-Harris entered the tractor market

1930 They took over the H. V. MacKay Co of Australia

Agricultural Equipment

Engines

Tractors


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer of 29th June 1894 p562
  2. 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  • From 1890 to the Present Day Farm Tractors by Michael Williams published in 2005 by Silverdale Books ISBN 978-1-84509-251-1
  • The Complete Encyclopedia of Tractors by Mirco de Cet published in 2006 by Rebo International ISBN 978-90-366-1893-9