1912 Knox-Martin Tractor
date: label: date made
content: 1912
notes: label: Description
content: In the early 20th century, businesses and city governments owned many specialized, horse-drawn freight and service wagons. When owners decided to replace their horses with motor vehicles, tractors were more appealing than trucks because the wagons could be kept and used as trailers. The Knox Automobile Company manufactured tractors with a fifth wheel hitch that was adapted to wagons. And unlike a truck, a tractor could be detached from the wagon and haul more goods while the first wagon was being loaded or unloaded. The Knox-Martin’s single front wheel swung easily and turned the vehicle in a tight radius, accommodating these maneuvers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: Transportation
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content: Road Transportation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.330735
label: catalog number
content: 330735
label: accession number
content: 299299
objectType: label: Object Name
content: tractor, 1912
label: Object Name
content: tractor
label: Other Terms
content: tractor, 1912; Road
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 5/16 ft x 7 ft x 15 5/32 ft; 1.92024 m x 2.1336 m x 4.62281 m