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Bert Benjamin
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Bert R. Benjamin (1870-1969). Benjamin was hired by McCormick Harvesting Machine Company after he graduated from Ames College (later Iowa State College) with a degree in mechanical engineering. He worked as a designer for McCormick and International Harvester from 1893 to 1967. In 1910 Benjamin became the superintendent of the experimental division at the McCormick Works. Benjamin developed the Farmall tractor and the power take-off system.
1910
International Harvester Company
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Rock Falls Experimental Department Tool Room
1910
Factory workers in the Experimental Department tool room at International Harvester's Rock Falls Works.
McCormick Experimental Pull-Type Harvester-Thresher
April 18, 1913
McCormick experimental pull-type harvester-thresher (combine) outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. The machine is one of two models that were the first experimental harvester-thresher...
International 4568 Turbo Tractor in Field
1975
View towards a farmer operating an International 4568 Turbo tractor in a cornfield.
Experimental IHC Tractor
June 16, 1911
Men maneuver an experimental lightweight tractor designed by John F. Steward through the yard of one of International Harvester's factories - most likely McCormick Works.
International TD-20 Crawler Tractor with Drott Shovel
1960
Color photograph of an International TD-20 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) with attached Drott shovel loader.
McCormick Combine in Wheat Field
Farmer harvesting wheat with a McCormick combine (harvester-thresher) against a mountainous background. The combine is using a windrow pickup head and may be experimental.
