Morris C8 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I have just bought some original ww1 glass stereo photos of the French testing a Holt Model 45? and a French tractor [ not id yet ] There is info in French on the photos. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Nice monsters. The huge tractors seem american too. Can you reed the make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, Citroman said: Nice monsters. The huge tractors seem american too. Can you reed the make? It`s a number on the side. 43584? could be a name on the front but i cant make it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) I think they are both numbers. If i see the shape of the cooler/radiator it looks a bit like this one from 1914. But this is a question for Marcel (Cel on this forum). He knows a lot of this. Edited January 5, 2022 by Citroman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I would say they are American 'Big Four' tractors. https://monthly.mecum.com/2019/09/28/the-big-four/ Quite interesting that these prairie tractors were in France, I wonder what happened to them. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 See i told you ... 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuffen Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 The article Cel linked, suggests one may be in the Netherlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 That is right, although I don't think it was found in France. There seem to have been a number of prairie tractors gone to Russia during WW1, I know I have seen a picture somewhere of a Rumely towing a large gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Wow thanks guys for the ID of The Big Four. . Photo from this link found by Cel https://monthly.mecum.com/2019/09/28/the-big-four/ Edited January 6, 2022 by Morris C8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 The other tractor could be a Holt Model 45. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 The other side 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 There is a Holt 45 in the Netherlands that was found in France. For those interested in the restauration of the Big 4 this thread is an excellent reading: https://www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/gas-traction-big-4-from-blomgren-estate.81774/page-62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 11:08 PM, Cel said: That is right, although I don't think it was found in France. There seem to have been a number of prairie tractors gone to Russia during WW1, I know I have seen a picture somewhere of a Rumely towing a large gun. Found the picture, had it saved some years ago from another forum I guess. A 30-60 Rumely E in Ukraine in 1916. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris C8 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 In the lot i bought this ww1 knox tractor glass photo came with the other ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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