DEERE & MANSUR COMPANY PLANTER BOX AND LID MOLINE, IL

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Last spring while I was planting corn in central Iowa with a 60âe(tm) wide John Deere 1770 24 row planter, I needed to take a leak. So I climbed out of my 320 horsepower John Deere 9200 four wheel drive articulated tractor and went right t in the field. Since I was out of the climate controlled tractor cab, I figured I might as well look the planter over. As I inspected the planter, I noticed this half buried rusty green thing poking out of the ground a short distance away. I pulled it out of the ground and was just going to throw it in the fencerow out of the way. Then I noticed the âe~Deere & Mansurâe(tm) writing on the lid of the thing, so I cleaned the dirt off and took it with me. After about an hour worth of research on the world wide web, this is what I believe I found that dayâe¦.. An early 1900âe(tm)s CAST IRON PLANTER BOX AND LID off a No. 9 or No. 99 WIRE CHECK-ROW PLANTER from the DEERE & MANSUR COMPANY of MOLINE , ILLINOIS . Identifying markings: On the lid âe" DEERE & MANSUR COMPANY MOLINE, ILL. Underside of the lid âe" D PATENTED Nov. 28 1883 REISSUED JULY 23 1885 Y2678-B Bottom of canister - Y2596-B II Dimensions: Lid is about 7âe diameter Canister is about 8âe wide and 9 1⁄2âe tall Condition: OLD, RUSTY, STILL HAS SOME GREEN PAINT ON IT, THE LID OPENS AND CLOSES TERMS: No Reserve, No Returns, read more

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