Patent Information for the
1921 John Deere Model C
Manure Spreader

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This is a representation of the stencil that was painted onto the sides of the spreader toward the front.

Faint original examples can be seen here and here.

Here are links to the patents referenced in the stencils: JAN 25, 1910 - # 947588 NOV 21, 1911 - # RE13318 SEP 29, 1914 - # 1112256 SEP 26, 1916 - # 1199417 MAY, 9 1911 - # 992124 JUN 9, 1914 - # 1099233 JUN 9, 1914 - # 1099845 JUN 27, 1916 - # 1188725 FEB 13, 1917 - # 1215614 FEB 13, 1917 - # 1215615 FEB 13, 1917 - # 1215616

Most of the these patents were registered to Theophilus Brown.
He came to the John Deere Marseilles Spreader Works in 1911 from Richardson Manufacturing in Worcester, MA.
He was the genius behind the "Spreader With The Beater On The Axle". Read more about him here.

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