Creating a list of the Hart-Parr, Oliver, and White dealers that were located in the state of Iowa has been a major goal of Oliver Archives. Unfortunately no dealers lists where available in any of the resources that we know to exist! I have heard a story told that each year, the dealer list was updated and the previous year's list thrown away. Probably made sense at the time, but today we are left with very little official information on dealerships. So, two years ago, I started doing research and asking around where dealers were located around the state. After spending way too much time on newspaper archive websites along with reviewing auction results, social media posts, and Oliver advertising for sale on Ebay, one mega find was a 1977 ad from the largest newspaper in the state that included nearly all of White Farm Equipment dealers at the time. I finally got close enough to where I felt it was ready to share. Is it complete? No, I am sure it is NOT and has dealers missing! But with over 220 entries, I believe it includes a large majority of the dealerships from the 80 plus years of Hart-Parr, Oliver, and White Farm Equipment. Whether it's a small Hart-Parr dealer from the 1920's like Center Implement Co. of State Center, Iowa or one of the largest dealers in the state like Happel & Sons of Cedar Rapids, Iowa - we hope you enjoy the history! If you know of an Iowa dealership not on the list or can update any missing or incorrect information, please use the Contact Us form to share your knowledge with us!
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AuthorJim Fitzgerald Archives
May 2024
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