Object Details
Description (Brief)
The nature of farming dramatically changed in the 20th century through what came to be known as the Green Revolution. From the 1920s-1950s farming productivity rose dramatically due to mechanization, fertilizers, chemicals (fungicides, pesticides, herbicides) and the hybridization of plants and animals. Agricultural innovations continue to be important to farming today. While the museum has over a dozen full-size tractors and other pieces of farming equipment, most technical developments of the 20th century are represented in the collection through toys and models.
This plastic and metal model is of an International Harvester truck, made in the 1960s.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
International Harvester
ID Number
AG.78A01.03
catalog number
78A01.03
accession number
1977.0989
Object Name
truck, grain and livestock
Measurements
overall: 5 1/2 in x 7 in x 16 in; 13.97 cm x 17.78 cm x 40.64 cm
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Work and Industry: Agriculture
Agricultural Equipment Toys
Agriculture
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_862299