Featured today are a couple of 1920 print ads for the Uncle Sam tractor, built in Menasha at its facility at 344 Sixth Street. The first ad targets farmers and the second ad targets dealers in farm machinery and implements. We first met US Tractor last year: http://menashabook.blogspot.com/2014/04/us-tractor-company.html and http://menashabook.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-harris-six.html when we discussed how its demise led to a brief year or so of auto manufacturing. Eventually, the US Tractor property, by 1931, fell under the auspices of Wisconsin Container Corporation.
Had no idea that tractors were built in Menasha and from your comments, automobiles. Noticed that the tractors were fueled by kerosene is really interesting. Thanks for making the history of Menasha so enjoyable.
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Where I'd the 300 block on 6th Street? A lot has happened on 6th street this month so this is interesting.
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