The GILSON Tractor Company |
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| 1850 | Gilson Manufacturing was started by Theodore Gilson. He started a foundry in Port Washington WI. and produced plows and threshing machines. |
| 1897 | John Gilson invents the adjustable office chairs. The company held about 150 patents rights, producing a vast assortment of products. |
| 1900 to 1906 | Somewhere in this time the Gilson company was lured to Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The company was incorporated in 1906. Gilson was allready specializing in gasoline engines by this time, adopting the slogan "Goes Like Sixty". |
| 1906 to 1910's | Production of engines continued with the smaller portables nicked named "Johnny on the Spot". The larger stationary units were "Big Gilson's". Models went up to the 40 hp range. Silage cutters and blowers were a popular use for these engines. Gilson partnered with Papec Machine Co. to produce the Hylo Silo product line. |
| 1919 | Gilson introduced it's Dixie Ace line.It was rated as a 11-20 tractor. |
| 1920-1921 | The Gilson Guelph tractor is offered in an 11-20, 12-25 and a 15-30 rating |
| 1922 | Gilson gets out of the tractor business after building only around 100 or so units. But continued producing an assortment of other products. |
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