Featured Old Cast Iron Tractor Seat

I have an old tractor seat I want to spiff up to sell. Would a wire brush damage it?

 

Don't touch it with a wire brush, or anything, for that matter. Collectors would prefer it to have a natural patina.

That's a great looking seat and should be a quick sell.

 

No, don't mess with it at all...Here in Iowa they are very common. Have seen a few Nash & Bro seats too.

 

To my knowledge, no agricultural tractor came with a cast iron seat. These seats are generally from horse-drawn agricultural implements. Tractor seats were generally pressed steel.

A collector will prefer to clean and paint it to their own satisfaction. Examine it closely for fine cracks, especially on the cut-out letters.

If you can't resist, a gentle sanding and wire-brushing would prepare it for paint properly. Keep in mind, it may reveal a previously-undiscovered crack that will reduce value. Also, while cast iron is enormously strong, these thinner castings are somewhat brittle, and crack easily. Handle with care.

 

Thanks everyone!

 

Just FYI, the Acme Hay Harvesting Company was established in 1881, in Peoria, Illinois. The company expanded greatly and is said to have had 1,000 employees in 1901. The company was broken up in 1917.

I was unable to find anything on Nash & Bro. It's possible that it was a separate company that simply used "ACME" as a model name.

 

"Crushing" and "Pulverizing."

An attempt to attract the Roadrunner market....?

 

Found an image......amidst the rust, can you see if your's says "New York"?? I did not sign up for a price......actually, there's several and one from N.J. too.....

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=1800's+NASH+&+BRO+ACME+Tractor+seats?

https://www.prices4antiques.com/Farm-Implement-Seat-Nash-Bro-Acme-Type-1-Cast-Iron-D9833179.html

 

Mine is from New Jersey, cant read the town.

 

I could make use of a “clod crusher”.

 

I like the bullet: "Best selling tool on Earth."

 

If yours looks like this one, it's "MILLINGTON" or "MILLANGTON". N.J. unless there are more ACME--- NASH & BRO makers in N.J.

 

As the ad says, Millington, NJ.

 

That’s on my Christmas list, a ‘Pulverising Harrow and Clod Crusher’