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Manitoba Home to World Record Tractor
Many people don’t realize just how many world records Manitoba is known for around the world. For instance, did you know Manitoba set the world record for the longest ice skating trail in 2008? We...
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Versatile Expo, the Feature Event at the 2012 Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede
The Versatile Expo, the feature event at this year’s Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede is throttling up for July 26, the beginning of the 2012 Reunion. The organizers of the Versatile event have...
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Breaking Scrub Northeast of Brandon
The Manitoba Agricultural Museum’s photo collection contains two photos of Dan Campbell breaking land north east of Brandon in the late 1920s. In one photo, Dan can be seen sitting on one of the front...
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Manitoba Agricultural Museum Steam Engine Display in Brandon
The Manitoba Agricultural Museum and Comfort Inns Brandon are proud to announce the installation of a J.I. Case steam engine as a display honouring the agricultural heritage of Brandon and rural...
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Surprise Tractor at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum’s 2012 Reunion
Tractor buffs had a very welcome surprise when an Aultman Taylor 30-60 tractor appeared at the 2012 Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede as this tractor, while common in the Pioneer era, is almost...
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Versatile Old and New
The Versatile Expo at the 2012 Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede provided a great opportunity to see how the design of tractors has advanced over the last forty years. Along with a Versatile D100,...
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Versatile D-100 and G-100 Tractors
While the name Versatile is usually associated with four wheel drive tractors, Versatile began by manufacturing augers and sprayers then harrow bars. After the company moved from Toronto to Winnipeg...
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The Sylvester Auto Harvester
The Sylvester Manufacturing Company of Lindsay, Ontario is a little known Canadian manufacturer of farm machinery from the early days of farm mechanization. Sylvester, active from about 1877 to 1910,...
View ArticleThe Century Project Blog!
The Century Project Committee will be posting updates to this page as the project progresses. Please check back soon!
View ArticleTeardown photos
The Century Project commitee got together after Christmas to do the tear down. Click here for some photos from the day.
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Massey Harris Model 20 Combine
The Model 20 was introduced in 1938 making 2013 the 75th anniversary of this design, the first commercially successful self propelled combine. In 1911 Massey Harris (MH) recruited an Australian...
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The Horse Industry in Brandon
Brandon in the 1880’s established itself as the draft horse center on the Prairies and became the headquarters for many leading Canadian horse dealers such as Colquhoun and Beattie, Trotter and...
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The Binder Wars
The 1880s were known for the “Binder Wars” where farm machinery manufacturers slugged it out for supremacy in grain binder sales. Inventors had been working on developing the self-tying harvester or...
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The Horse Industry in Brandon
Brandon in the 1880’s established itself as the draft horse center on the Prairies and became the headquarters for many leading Canadian horse dealers such as Colquhoun and Beattie, Trotter and...
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The Binder Wars
The 1880s were known for the “Binder Wars” where farm machinery manufacturers slugged it out for supremacy in grain binder sales. Inventors had been working on developing the self-tying harvester or...
View Article2015 Raffle and 50/50
Unclaimed 50/50 numbers: Friday afternoon 50/50 – green and white ticket #0375165 Friday evening 50/50 – red and white ticket #0704308 Saturday evening 50/50 – red and white ticket #8710590 The winner...
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Rumely Oil Pull Model X Tractor
In 1928 Advance – Rumley slightly modified and uprated the Light Weight series of tractors The Model M was transformed into the Model X. The Museum has Type X Oil Pull in the collection. The tractor...
View ArticleWork Weekend
Calling all volunteers!! If you can make it out to the museum, we need your help around the grounds!! A task list will be posted closer to the work weekend.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 9:00AM to 5:00 PM The Manitoba Agricultural Museum proudly celebrates Manitoba Day! Come on out and help celebrate Manitoba’s 142nd birthday! There will be several fun...
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Rumely Oil Pull Model K Tractor
The Manitoba Agricultural Museum’s collection includes a Model K Oil Pull Tractor. The Model K was the smallest of the various models of Heavy Weight Oil Pull Tractors. 7284 Model Ks were built during...
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