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International Harvester
Manufacturer
International Harvester Company Inc.
Date1917
Object numberR.1984.001.0123
CollectionReynolds-Alberta Museum Collection
DescriptionThe International Harvester Company Mogul engine was a gasoline-powered engine that could run a variety of smaller machines including pumps, grinders and log splitters.
Manufacturer: International Harvester Company, Chicago, Illinois, US
Engine: Horizontal, single-cylinder, water-cooled
Fuel Type: Gasoline
Power: 4.47 kW (6 hp)
Chronology:
1902 - International Harvester Company (IHC) founded after the merging of McHormick Harvesting Machine Company, Deering Harvester Company , Milwaukee, Plano and Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Companies.
1919 - Bought Parlin and Orendorff, renaming it the Canton Works
1923 - Introduced the Farmall line of tractors
1930 - 100,000th Farmall produced, solidifying their standing as one of the leaders in tractor production
1974 - 5,000,000th tractor produced
1979 - IHC employees went on strike and by the time the strike ended, considerable financial losses were suffered
1985 - Tenneco bought several divisions of IH and merged them with their J.I. Case line to create Case IH tractor line
1986 - IH truck line name changed to Navistar International
1902 - International Harvester Company (IHC) founded after the merging of McHormick Harvesting Machine Company, Deering Harvester Company , Milwaukee, Plano and Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Companies.
1919 - Bought Parlin and Orendorff, renaming it the Canton Works
1923 - Introduced the Farmall line of tractors
1930 - 100,000th Farmall produced, solidifying their standing as one of the leaders in tractor production
1974 - 5,000,000th tractor produced
1979 - IHC employees went on strike and by the time the strike ended, considerable financial losses were suffered
1985 - Tenneco bought several divisions of IH and merged them with their J.I. Case line to create Case IH tractor line
1986 - IH truck line name changed to Navistar International
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