Word: cockshutt
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Next day, at the auction, the urge to splurge was even giddier. Reason: no ceiling prices on used machinery. A 1938 McCormick-Deering tractor, which cost $1,300, was knocked down at $2,100. A Cockshutt tractor ($1,341 new) went for $1,775. Twelve-year-old Olivers ($1,740 new) brought $1,875. One farmer got one for $1,800, sold it a moment later to an unsuccessful bidder for $1,900, thought the deal over, bought it back for $2,000. Another farmer, who had sold Houston one of his own used machines, liked the new paint...