1913 Titan Type D 18-35 Tractor

 This tractor (serial #TB210) was made by International Harvester Company of Chicago, Illinois. Made from 1912 to 1915, IHC appears to have built only 259 Type D 18-35 tractors. Unlike other IHC tractor models, information on the Type D 18-35 is difficult to find. Along with the Rumely Model E outside of this building and the nearby Big Four tractor, this Titan 18-35 could be one of Stuhr Museum's rarest tractors.
 From 1910 to 1922, IHC made ten different Titan models, including the rare 18-35 and the common 10-20, an example of which can be found nearby in this exhibit.
 The maker of this tractor, International Harvester Company, was formed when an agreement was made on August 12, 1902 between people representing five different firms that specialized in harvesting equipment. Those firms were the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company; the Deering Harvester Company; the Plano Harvester Company; the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Company; and the Milwaukee Harvester Company. As you walk around Stuhr Museum's exhibit, you will see several other items made by International Harvester Company, including four other tractors.

 If you can see inside the cab of this tractor, you might be able to see this tractor's seat. If you glance at the neighboring large tractors in this exhibit, you might become aware that many of them lack a seat. If you could see the top of this seat, you would see the words, "WESTERN L. ROLLER CO. HASTINGS NEB." This seat was manufactured by Western Land Roller Company in Hastings, Nebraska, a city about 25 miles south of Grand Island.
 This Titan 18-35 also has a lubricator made by the Madison-Kipp Lubricator Company of Madison, Wisconsin. This company's roots can be traced back to 1898 when Oliver Kipp created the Kipp Lubricator Company in Rochelle, Illinois. In 1903, Kipp was lured by Madison, Wisconsin, and a new partner, Henry Mason, to move his company. The company became Madison-Kipp. In 1914, Thomas E. Coleman, a former company employee, and his father, Thomas A. Coleman, purchased the company. Today, the company is called the Madison-Kipp Corporation. You can access their website, which has a little more of the company's history, by clicking or touching here.

From Tractor and Gas Engine
Review for Maker and User,
vol. 11, no. 2 (February 1918), p. 29.