International Harvester Truck Model

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.

Description (Brief)

This plastic and metal model is of an International Harvester truck, made in the 1960s.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Agriculture, Agricultural Equipment Toys, Agriculture

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: International Harvester

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.78A01.03Catalog Number: 78A01.03Accession 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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-d636-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_862299

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.