RARE SCARCE (OLIVER TRACTOR IMPLEMENTS PLOWMAKERS) SIGN

[Steven Harmon]

Does anyone out there at least know what my sign might be worth? Any response would be truly appreciated, it will mean a great deal to me and I will not take it for granted. thanks, Steven
 

[mm585]

I dont think the sign is as old as you beleve it to be. Your sign says oliver tractor implements. In the 1900 era 99.9% of the country was farmed with horses. Nice sign though. I have no idea the value.
 

[mm585]

Was there more than one oliver plow company? It doesnt say oliver chilled steel plow company, or the oliver corp, radex, or anything related to the oliver company im familar with. was there an imposter back in the day??
 

[Steven Harmon]

In 1887 to the turn of the century the Oliver Chilled Plows employed over 1000 men and manufactured over 300,000 plows and began shipping them to Africa, Australia,France, and South America. Living up to its slogan, (Plowmakers For The World)!!!
 

[Steven Harmon]

There are green "Reproductions" of this sign that are made of tin and sell on Ebay for only $25.00 The Globe with their logo and slogan "Plowmakers For The World" in famous before Oliver ever started making tractors with the merge with Ford in 1917.
 

[Steven Harmon]

There has only been 1 other of these signs I have seen on the entire Internet. It sold in 2005 The sign dates from the "Turn of the century"
 

[mm585]

I looked on ebay and I couldent find a repop sign like that one. Any idea where I can get one? Im sure I cant afford the original.
 

[j meyer]

Hart-Parr coined the word tractor sometime after 1901, so I'm having a very tough time going along with your belief this sign is pre-1900. I am also unsure how you believe Oliver had anything to do with Ford. I'm not seeing your asking price of 2K either- you better get it listed on ebay and get what you get!


BTW, the word patina makes you sound like them fruitloops on history channel, I wouldn't use that word for any signs I have!
 

[Brad Metcalf]

Im sure you are mistaken on the year of your sign and Im positive that your asking price is out of this world
 

[mm585]

Im trying to figure out the connection between oliver and ford also.Whats steve Harmon talking about? I know that oliver and deere both made a light cheap plow that was sold by fordson dealers but that was in the late teens or early twentys so if oliver had anything to do with ford that blows the turn of the century thought on the date. Anything I have seen from the oliver polw company in that era was from the oliver chilled steel plow company. Im sure someone out there knows better than me. please speak up.
 

[Steven Harmon]

Yeah, contact Ebay seller name: oatbox Take a look at the repop, enter item # 290787452737 into the Ebay search engine. Or just look at "Completed Listings" of "Oliver Plowmakers Round Sign".
 

[Steven Harmon]

Yeah, you are right!!! After over 4 hours of more research on the internet. The sign is from 1901 to 1917 I meant Fordson and NOT Ford...
 

[Steven Harmon]

We will see, I am listing it tonight on Ebay!!! There has only been 1 of these signs sell on the entire "Internet" and it was in 2005. It sold for $3,400 but was in a lot better shape than mine.
 

[Steven Harmon]

Thanks everyone for the help on the old Oliver Sign. I just listed it on Ebay for a starting bid of five-hundred. Good luck everyone!!! God Bless Ya'll and God Bless our Troops Overseas!!!
 

[KKiowa]

Fordson merged with the Ford Motor company, Hart-Parr merged with Oliver, don't know what you're geting at there.