Killefer Manufacturing Company (1893-1939) | Historical Construction Equipment Association

Name: Killefer Manufacturing Company (1893-1939)

Historical Note: A Two-Cylinder magazine article cited on Wikipedia states that John Killefer founded Killefer Manufacturing Company in San Bernardino, California, in 1893, then relocated it to Los Angeles, California, in 1895. A John Deere information site at http://www.greenmagazine.com/mr_thinker.html states that Killefer produced equipment for Deere until Deere acquired Killefer in 1937, and Deere closed the former Killefer plant Jan 6 1969.

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