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New Holland Machine Co.
About 1900, Zimmerman took on a dealership for the Columbus gas engines built at Columbus, Ohio. Supposedly, the Columbus engine was the catalyst that eventually put Zimmerman into the engine business as a manufactuer rather than a dealer. By building a conversion unit for the Columbus engines so they could burn gasoline rather than depend on natural or manufatured gas, Zimmerman could sell the engine to farmers for use with the mills he was already building. During the spring of 1903, Zimmerman’s machine shop was reorganized and incorporated as New Holland Machine Company. New items were added constantly — by 1910 the line included gas engines, feed grinders, rock crushers, and various other items. From a two-man operation, the New Holland organization grew into a business with 225 men on the payroll by 1910.
history
Abraham M. Zimmerman founded a machine shop at New Holland, Pennsylvania in 1895. Zimmerman had learned his trade from Peter Shirk, owner of Blue Ball Machine Works at Blue Ball, Pennsylvania. Shirk later gained prominence with several unusual farm tractor designs. While repair work was Zimmerman’s primary source of revenue, a small feed grinder, developed during 1895, soon became an important part of the operation. Within two years, Zimmerman was manufacturing feed mills, wood saws, iron tanks, and other items.
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