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==Summary==
 
==Summary==

Revision as of 18:02, 14 July 2013

Summary
Business

Manufacturer
Main Location

Oakland
Active

1910-1925

Summary

Predecessor to Caterpillar. Oakland. The C.L. Best Tractor company was founded by Clarence Leo Best who had started by working for his father's Best Manufacturing Company which built traction engines. Best's factory was in Elmhurst (East Oakland).

In 1925, Best merged with the Holt Manufacturing Company to form Caterpillar.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Oakland

Photos

Best Tractor Plant

Details