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==Summary==
 
 
Predecessor to Caterpillar. Oakland.  The C.L. Best Tractor company was founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._L._Best 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).
 
Predecessor to Caterpillar. Oakland.  The C.L. Best Tractor company was founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._L._Best 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).
  

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Summary
Business

Manufacturer
Main Location

Oakland
Active

1910-1925

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.

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Location Years Address Details
Oakland

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