Quarto, softbound (slick, full-color photo. illustrated white wrappers), 128 pp. Near Fine. From lower cover: The very first farm tractors were powered by massive steam engines and pulled by teams of horses. They required a full crew of workers to stoke the engine with wood, straw or coal and tend to the water pressure. Famous makers of these steam tractors included Case, Deere, Caterpillar, Best Manufacturing Co., Avery, Advance Thresher and Advance-Rumley Co. With the arrival of the gasoline-powered tractor, a farmer could do the work himself, and steamers were suddenly obsolete. Toda... View More...
