1942 Cockshutt Tractor
Agricultural Museum of New Brunswick
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| Object Name: | 1942 Cockshutt Tractor |
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| Object Type: | Tractor |
| Category: | Tractor, Farm |
| Accession Number: | AgrMNB-019-007-001 |
| Description: | Red, yellow, with rubber wheels. It was restored by Bev Folkins. The tractor was donated on July 5, 2013 but was not given a number until 2019. |
| Narrative: | The history of the Cockshutt company is a long one. Starting in the 1870's as the Brantford Plow Works Co. the name changed to Cockshutt in the 1880's. The company produced metal components for both WWI and WW2. The company was acquired in the 1960's by an American company and after the mid-1970's the Cockshutt brand no longer existed. |
| History of Use: | Pulling various pieces of equipment including, plows, harrows, carts, threshers, hay bailers, harvesters, seed drills etc... |
| Height: | 6'10 5/8 |
| Length: | 9'3 |
| Width: | 6'6 |
| Institution: |
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| Institution City: | Sussex |
| Institution Province: | New Brunswick |