Records of the Patent and Trademark Office. 1836 - 1978. Selected Patent Files. 1840 - 2005. 46454 - Plow - John Deere
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Deere, John, 1804-1886
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John Deere was born February 7, 1804 in Rutland, Vermont. He apprenticed as a blacksmith. After a move to Grand Detour, Illinois, Deere developed and manufactured the first commercially successful cast-steel plow. By 1855, Deere's factory sold more than 10,000 such plows. It became known as "The Plow that Broke the Plains" and is commemorated as such in a historic place marker in Vermont. He died May 17, 1886 in Moline, Illinois. ...
