1906 – Croplife – Agricultura Tropical

Original vintage advertisement removed from a 1906 Country Life in America magazine. Additional Details: N/A Size: 5″ x 7″ per page Be sure to check out the other vintage railroad advertisements and ephemera we currently have listed in our eBay store at Keystone Vintage!

Lot of 3 antique farming/agriculture related booklets. I have no problem taking more photos if needed, just ask.

5 VINTAGE 1906-07 ‘AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST’ MAGAZINES! ONLY PAPER PRINTED ON A FARM!!!!! A terrific collectible – FIVE 1906-1907 ‘AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST’ MAGAZINES! THEY RANGE FROM 24 TO 32 PAGES 8 1/2″ x 11 3/4″ AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST EPITOMIST EXPERIMENT STATION SPENCER, IND ONLY AGRICULTURAL PAPER EDITED AND PRINTED ON A FARM BLACK & WHITE, PRINTED ON THIN NEWSPAPER MONTHLY ISSUES FEB., APRIL, JUN, SEP., 1906 JAN., 1907 A RANGE OF ARTICLES OF FARMING INTEREST ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HOME & FARM ITEMS ALL HAVE SIGNS OF USE & AGE, WEAR & TEAR, FOLDED PAGES, STAINS. SEE PICTURES FIVE FOR ONE PRICE A HARD TO FIND MAGAZINES!!! ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!! Shipping US Mail PAYPAL Welcome!!!

162 pages. Shows minor wear & soiling. Spine & binding are intact. Front cover & 1st 20 pages have diagonal bends/creases. Last page has two very small tears on top edge with paper between them folded over.

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The Rock Island Plow Company dates back to 1855, and its earliest years were intertwined with the inventor of the smooth-sided steel plow, John Deere. Deere started around 1837 in Grand Detour, Illinois, but moved southwest 80 miles to Moline in 1848, which had better water and rail transportation. He formed a partnership with another man and one Robert Tate there. They built a factory and were so successful that Deere bought out his two partners in 1853. Deere had his share of bumps and bruises but ended up with the most prosperous plow company. Meanwhile, Tate took what he knew from the Deere partnership and started his own plow factory in nearby Rock Island. Buford & Tate was renamed the Rock Island Plow Co. in 1882. By then, the company had expanded beyond its original offering of steel plows to include a couple dozen horse-drawn implements. By 1900, Rock Island was manufacturing corn planters, walking cultivators, tedder rakes, plows, side delivery rakes, windrow loaders and other products like the Great Western cream separator, feed mills, Linstroth wagons, and potato machinery. It began selling gasoline engines manufactured by Alamo Gasoline Engine Co., Hillsdale, Mich., in 1914 under the Rock Island name. In 1916, Rock Island bought out the Heider Tractor Co. of Carroll, Iowa. The company continued to prospere during the 1920s, but the Depression forced it to sell out to the Case Implement Co. in 1937. This sales and farmer notebook is from 1906. It is canvas-bound with printing outside and inside, a very uncommon but rugged material for a notebook. Inside, various Rock Island implements are pictured. No prices but certain to be of interest to its owner. The canvas overlaps to form pockets in the front and back. There are writings on the first and last pages and a few inside pages but the rest of the book is clean. It measures 7 x 4 inches (18 x 10 cm) inches and maybe a quarter inch thick. The canvas is aged to a amber color and the printing is still sharp and black. A one-of-a-kind item for Rock Island, Deere, and steel plow collectors. By all rights, this should be in a glass case. Shipped free and insured in the US. Look for agricultural and other collectibles at www.ebay.com/str/agitpropshoppe EF910002

The product is an antique 1906 cloth-bound pocket notebook from the Rock Island Plow Co., featuring a complete record of sales and notes. The notebook, with a gray and black color scheme, showcases original advertising for the company, focused on agriculture. Made in the United States, this pocket notebook provides a unique glimpse into the history of Rock Island Plow Co. and offers a valuable addition to any collectibles or advertising memorabilia collection. Top border is bent, wear to edges, all shown in pictures. Book has not been written in. 48 pages Measurements 4” x 7” Shelf 11 Row 2 JP