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Test 149: Cletrac Model 40 40-55, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Test 149: Cletrac Model 40 40-55, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 152: Twin City Model Ft 21-32, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Test 152: Twin City Model Ft 21-32, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Advertising Brochure: The Great Minneapolis Line, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Advertising Brochure: The Great Minneapolis Line, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.


Test 154: Rumely Do-All, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Test 154: Rumely Do-All, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.


Test 148: Lauson S12 20-35, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Test 148: Lauson S12 20-35, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 151: Allis Chalmers 20-35, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Test 151: Allis Chalmers 20-35, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 150: Caterpiller Model 20 20-25, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Test 150: Caterpiller Model 20 20-25, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 153: John Deere Gp 10-20, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Test 153: John Deere Gp 10-20, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF TEST REPORT: John Deere GP 10-20

TEST A: The manufacturer's representative operates the tractor for a minimum of 12 hours using light to heavy drawbar loads in each gear.

This serves as a period for limber up, general observation and adjustments. Adjustments that are permissible include valve tappet clearance, breaker ,point gap, spark plug gaps, clutch and others of a similar nature. No new parts or accessories can be installed without having mention made of it in the report. No data' are recorded during this preliminary run except the time that the engine is operated.

BELT HORSEPOWER TESTS …


Test 154: Advance-Rumely "Do All", Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Test 154: Advance-Rumely "Do All", Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 153: John Deere "General Purpose" 10-20, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1928

Test 153: John Deere "General Purpose" 10-20, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Welcome, Lindy: Official Souvenir Program, October 12, 1927, Spartanburg Chamber Of Commerce Oct 1927

Welcome, Lindy: Official Souvenir Program, October 12, 1927, Spartanburg Chamber Of Commerce

Local History

Souvenir program with photographs, advertisements, historical information, and schedule for a visit to Spartanburg by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. The program contains information about aeronautics, about Lindbergh, about Spartanburg's recently-opened downtown airport, and advertisements from many sponsors.


Letter, September 23, 1927, Katharine Wright To Agnes Beck, Katharine Wright Haskell Sep 1927

Letter, September 23, 1927, Katharine Wright To Agnes Beck, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright’s Correspondence with Agnes Beck (SC-97)

Katharine Wright Haskell writes to Agnes Beck about the activities at the Kansas City Star and other aspects of her daily life.


Letter, March 11, 1927, Katharine Wright To Agnes Beck, Katharine Wright Haskell Mar 1927

Letter, March 11, 1927, Katharine Wright To Agnes Beck, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright’s Correspondence with Agnes Beck (SC-97)

Katharine Wright writes to Agnes Beck about her new address and life in Missouri and expresses how homesick she is. She talks about having her tonsils removed, her upcoming Oberlin trustee's meeting, and other aspects of her daily life.


Letter, February 2, 1927, Katharine Wright Haskell To Agnes Beck, Katharine Wright Haskell Feb 1927

Letter, February 2, 1927, Katharine Wright Haskell To Agnes Beck, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright’s Correspondence with Agnes Beck (SC-97)

Katharine Wright Haskell writes to her friend Agnes Beck about Agnes's upcoming birthday and her hunt for her gift, her trip to Cleveland for an Oberlin committee meeting, her relationship with Henry Haskell, and other aspects of her daily life.


The Mirror, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1927 Jan 1927

The Mirror, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1927

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such a list of alumnae, class history, information about the school's endowment fund, the class prophecy, a class will, class song, class poem, senior class statistics, and advertisements. In this copy, a handwritten inscription on the front endsheet reads: "Maude Baynham Hentz".


Advertising Brochure: Massy Harris Wallis 20-30, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Advertising Brochure: Massy Harris Wallis 20-30, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

No abstract provided.


Test 137: Shaw Model T 45, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 137: Shaw Model T 45, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 138: Continental Cultor #32, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 138: Continental Cultor #32, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 139: Monarch 10 Ton Model F, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 139: Monarch 10 Ton Model F, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 134: Wallis 20-30, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 134: Wallis 20-30, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 141: Oil Pull Model W 20-30, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 141: Oil Pull Model W 20-30, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 142: Mccormick-Deering 10-20, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 142: Mccormick-Deering 10-20, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 144: Rock Island 18-35, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 144: Rock Island 18-35, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 147: Monarch 6 Ton, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 147: Monarch 6 Ton, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 146: John Deere D 15-27, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 146: John Deere D 15-27, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF TEST REPORT: John Deere D 15-27

TEST A: The manufacturer's representative operates the tractor for a minimum of 12 hours using light to heavy drawbar loads in each gear.

This serves as a period for limber up, general observation and adjustments. Adjustments that are permissible include valve tappet clearance, breaker ,point gap, spark plug gaps, clutch and others of a similar nature. No new parts or accessories can be installed without having mention made of it in the report. No data' are recorded during this preliminary run except the time that the engine is operated.

BELT HORSEPOWER TESTS …


Test 131: Lauson 16-32, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 131: Lauson 16-32, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 132: Lauson 20-40, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 132: Lauson 20-40, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 135: Huber Super Four 40-62, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 135: Huber Super Four 40-62, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 136: Shaw Model T 25, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 136: Shaw Model T 25, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …


Test 140: Hart-Parr 28-50, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1927

Test 140: Hart-Parr 28-50, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

All tractors tested at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory were certified by their manufacturers as being stock model machines, conforming to specifications filed with the application for test. No special or high-test fuels were used except as recommended by the manufacturer as necessary.

All results within the official tractor test report were actually attained in tests and are without correction or allowances for friction, temperature, altitude, etc. The results were initially accomplished with the tractor in charge of skilled operators employed by the University.

Unless otherwise noted, each tractor was apparently in good condition at the end of the testing …