The development of horse-drawn hay mowers and reapers by Cyrus McCormick and others revolutionized agriculture production in the mid-1800s. Here is an example of a mower housed in the museum at Tyden Farm #6
The F-20 was built beginning in 1932 by International Harvester in Rock Island, IL. When production finally ended in 1939, a total of 148,960 F-20 tractors had been built, breaking all previous records. Subsequent Farmall models included the famous…
Early model McCormick-Deering tractors were originally painted gray with red wheels. In fact, all model 15-30’s and 22-36’s left the factory in these colors. On November 1, 1936, International Harvester discontinued the use of tractor gray moving…
When Emil Tyden visited farmstead #6 during the 1930's and 1940's to see how things were going, he stayed in this back bedroom. A. F. Lindell, the farm manager Emil hired lived in the house and Emil sent out a bedroom set from Hastings, Michigan for…
Hoosier cabinets were first built in the early 1900's and were quite popular into the 1920's. Houses of this period were not equipped with built in cabinetry and the lack of storage space in the kitchen became acute. These cabinets had a table top…
This vintage dining set is representative of typical kitchen table and chairs that were popular during the 1950's. This set is in the farmhouse on Tyden farm #6. An antique gas Estate Fresh Air oven and stove is behind it.
This is a two row cultivator. Tines are easily raised and lowered from the comfort of the cushioned operator's seat. A driver operated foot pedal allows for maneuvering around growing plants.
