Collector Seeks Dealer Names

Collector Seeks Dealer Names Dave McEachren, Glencoe, Ont., has collected the names of John Deere dealers and their locations over the past 16 years. So far, he’s collected 11,000 dealer names and towns, as well as several hundred photos. McEachren’s search started with collecting Deere pocket ledgers, the little notebooks handed out by dealers. The oldest known to exist was printed in 1869 and is in the Deere archives. McEachren has several hundred in his collection, stretching from 1872 up to 2014 when Deere stopped printing them. “A few were super hard to find,” he says. “In 1966, the 99th year, they were only printed in Canada.” He aims to publish a reference manual with all the names and information. If you have information on a local dealership, send him a note. He wants to remind collectors of anything John Deere that Classic Green, the association of Deere collectors, is coming to West Bend, Wis., June 11 to 14. McEachren is a Classic Green board member and an avid collector. “Our slogan is ‘It’s about the people,’” he says. “Classic Green brings together collectors and restorers of all things John Deere.” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dave McEachren, 4087 Olde Drive, Glencoe, Ontario Canada N0L 1M0 (ph 519-931-1516; mceachrenfarms@aol.com).

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