WOW... check out this NEW book release from Octane Press, just released today. I already ordered mine, these books are SO awesome.
Here's the link:
https://octanepress.com/book/john-deere-tractor-evolution
Pre-orders start on Cyber Monday, November 30. Books deliver May 15, 2021!
Need a great holiday gift? Pre-order for a free 8x10 archival print of a John Deere 8020. The print is a perfect gift and will ship before the holidays!
This visually stunning work blends tractors photographed in custom-built studios with concept drawings and behind-the-scenes looks at how the machines were designed and built. The beautiful book also is encyclopedic, containing examples of every model line built by John Deere since 1919.
The book includes dozens of drawings and images from the archives of the Henry Dreyfuss Archives housed at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in Manhattan, many of which are from a newly-uncovered and previously unlabeled box of materials showing tractor design and development. In-person research was also done at the Theo Brown Archives kept at Wooster Polytechnic Institute. Period images from the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, and other notable historic archives add visual depth to the history. Matching the strong visuals is an in-depth history that includes interviews with John Deere engineers, industrial designers, dealers, and farmers who created, sold, and used the machines, many of whom provide insight on developmental evolution and secret protoypes.
The book features more than 300 images, including many depicting one-of-a-kind machines and serial number ones. The stunning restored 6030 on the cover is the first example built, and the working 4020 shown here is the second built and the first powershift model.These and dozens of others in the book are some of the most valuable tractors in existence.
This lavish book offers fresh insight into the evolution and design of an American icon--pre-order your copy today!
