NEW HOLLAND 2405 corn schipper

Interested in the history of New Holland?
1895 Abe Zimmerman opens a workshop in New Holland Pennsylvania, USA, to carry out repairs for farmers.
1903 Abe Zimmerman founds the New-Holland Machine Company and produces agricultural equipment including a mower to ease the work of farmers.
1938 New-Holland Machine Company is taken over by a group of investors. They introduce the first hay baler with a self-automatic pick-up.
1947 the company is bought by the Sperry Rand Corporation and the new company is called Sperry New-Holland
1906 Leon Claeys, a Belgian mechanic, also opens a workshop where he will produce threshing machines.
In 1952 Claeys introduced the first self-propelled combine harvester. The MZ is only supplied with a lowering device. The M-73 (1956) is the first combine that could be supplied with a grain tank.
In 1958 Claeys reached an agreement with New-Holland whereby Claeys sold New-Holland's products in Belgium and Luxembourg.
1960 Claeys is one of the largest producers of combine harvesters in Europe.
1964 Sperry Rand New-Holland acquires a majority interest in CLAEYS, which is called danal Clayson and the name is changed to New-Holland NV. Only later when New-Holland owns all the shares, the name Clayson will disappear.
1985 Ford producer of agricultural tractors buys the New Holland group
1999 Mergers and acquisitions have resulted in New Holland being part of the globally operating CNH group. New Holland has more than 5000 dealers worldwide and is the international market leader in agriculture
Various brands that have merged into it are Fiat, Ford, Case, International, Steyr, Steiger, David-Brown. And only Case and Steyr, who still carry their own names despite the takeover.