Hart-Parr Company
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Hart-Parr Company was an early 20th-century American agricultural machinery manufacturer best known for pioneering the mass production of gasoline-powered farm tractors.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural machinery manufacturer
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defunct company ⓘ tractor manufacturer ⓘ |
| brandMergedInto | Oliver brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Agricultural machinery manufacturers of the United States
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Companies based in Iowa ⓘ Defunct manufacturing companies of the United States ⓘ Tractor manufacturers of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1929 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | merged into Oliver Farm Equipment Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1901 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Charles H. Parr
NERFINISHED
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Charles Walter Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Floyd County Historical Museum tractor collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Charles City, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped transition American agriculture from animal power to mechanized power
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one of the earliest successful commercial tractor manufacturers ⓘ |
| inception | 1901 ⓘ |
| industry |
agricultural machinery
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tractor manufacturing ⓘ |
| innovation | development of large two-cylinder oil-cooled tractors ⓘ |
| knownFor | pioneering mass production of gasoline-powered farm tractors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charles City, Iowa
NERFINISHED
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Iowa ⓘ |
| market | farmers ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | coining the term "tractor" in advertising and promotion ⓘ |
| notableProduct | Hart-Parr 30-60 tractor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUseOfProducts | mechanization of farm work GENERATED ⓘ |
| product | gasoline-powered farm tractor ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Midwestern United States
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North America ⓘ |
| successor | Oliver Farm Equipment Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technology | internal combustion engine ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Charles City, Iowa