Pre-30

International Controversy Surrounds A Rare Piece Of Agricultural History!

You’ve probably already noticed if you’re a collector or enthusiast of early International Harvester tractors that there’s a rare 1912 International Harvester Type D Titan 20 horsepower tractor selling on the upcoming April 24 Pre-30 Auction conducted by Aumann Vintage Power. International Harvester only built 273 of these 20 horsepower Type D Titans from 1910

The Most Traveled Antique Tractor In History!

If there was a Guinness World Record for the most traveled antique tractor, it would go to this Emerson-Brantingham Big 4-20. The tractor is currently owned by Wilfred Mole, but soon it will change hands on the upcoming Annual Pre-30 Auction on April 24, 2021 conducted by Aumann Auctions. The tractor has traveled the world

Massive Piece Of American History Selling At Auction

Few antique tractors have the immense scale of the Big 4 Thirty Tractor built by the Gas Traction Company. Indeed for collectors the Big 4 represents the spirit of an era when the large prairie tractors dominated the plains. They bragged in a company advertisement from 1910 that they were “the first and largest builder

One Of The Hardest To Find Early Huber Tractors!

When it comes to Huber tractors there are two models at the top of every collectors list, the two-cylinder opposed with a Sintz-Wallin engine and the larger 30-60 with a four-cylinder, “Garver Type” engine. Only a handful of these two different styles are still known to exist. Collectors will have the chance to own one

OPEN HOUSE April 10 – Aumann Vintage Power 2021 Pre-30 Auction

You can preview many of the items when you attend the OPEN HOUSE on April 10, 2021 in Nokomis, IL. The Pre-30 Auction was started in 2017 by Aumann Vintage Power. Kurt Aumann, auctioneer and owner of Aumann Auctions Inc., saw the need for a stand alone event to promote and showcase early pieces from

Early Prototype Model T Ford Tractor

Do you recognize these Ford Tractors? Before Henry Ford released his iconic Fordson tractor, he built a variety of different prototypes. One of the first was a tractor built out of his equally iconic Model T. This video shot around 1917 shows a couple different prototypes designed around readily available Model T parts.

Kenny & Wendy Wolf Collection

Kenny and Wendy Wolf made a 40 year career out of collecting and selling early gas engines. They sought out engines that were not only low production, but had a unique mechanical design. In 2019 Kenny and Wendy decided to part with about 100 engines from their collection and sold them on an online only

1916 – This Tractor Claimed To Be A “Ford”

This circa 1916 silent film was produced by The Ford Tractor Company to promote and drum up pre-orders for their tractor. This Ford Tractor was not built by the Ford Motor Company, known for building the Fordson Tractor. This tractor was the brainchild of William Baer Ewing who seeked to profit off the Ford Name.

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