✅ SOLVED Tag off tractor, looking for approximate age.

[mountainman 2]

Hello, I found this international harvester brass tag in front of an old barn with a # of 1435 and marked model A. I haven't had any luck researching an approximate year of manufacture. Measures 1 1/2 x 3 inches. Thanks. Mm2

hanks for any help.

 

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[ncsuwolf]

Assuming that was off a farmall model a, they were made starting in 1939 and went through 1947-48. With a sub-1500 serial # id say 1939 or early 1940.

That’s a cool find. IH collectors would love to get their hands on that early of an item.

 

[dognose]

very nice find.

I have a 1946 farmall A. I had a 64 farmall cub for many years also.

 

[releventchair]

very nice find.

I have a 1946 farmall A. I had a 64 farmall cub for many years also.
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[Mackaydon]

The Farmall 'Model A' it was one of IH's 'letter series' with 117,522 produced over the 8-year run.
Don in SoCal

 

[Tony in SC]

Your tag is probably late 1939.

 

[dognose]

nice tractors
I have woods finish decks on mine, three blades. always got a good cut.

my late step father worked at the international harvester plant. Many years ago, he was at our place looking at my tractor, pointed to a bolt and said "the night shift assembled the tractor". I asked how he could tell and he said something like, the day shift would use a round head on this bolt, the night shift a hex head.

 

[ncsuwolf]

We have a CA. All those old/small tractors are worth more now than when they were new……after 60+ yrs of use.

 

[Mackaydon]

Being of greater value today than when they were new is easy: About 210,000 As and Bs were produced, selling for between $575 and $1,000.
Don in SoCal

 

[ncsuwolf]

Being of greater value today than when they were new is easy: About 210,000 As and Bs were produced, selling for between $575 and $1,000.
Don in SoCal

Was kind of the point….very few things can you use for that long and sell for a 3-5x profit (obviously not allowing for inflation)

 

[robertk]

Being of greater value today than when they were new is easy

With inflation, yes it is.

 

[mountainman 2]

Thank you all. The property owner had questions about it but I couldn't find much on the internet. Thanks again👍🙂