University of California, Davis

Agricultural Machinery Collection

The Collection is home to a rich assortment of vintage agricultural technologies and

tools that depict and recall the mechanical ingenuity of early agriculture.

Pieces include a replica of an 1831 McCormick Reaper, an

1884 straw-burning steam engine, and Caterpillar

Company's serial-number-one production

diesel crawler-type tractor.

Come explore:

  • Acquisitions
  • Surplus Items
  • Endowment
This web site was created and is maintained by the Antique Mechanics Society, an official Support Group comprised of Alumni and Friends of the University of California at Davis, and administered through the Department of Biological & Ag Engineering, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-5294 Phone: (530) 752-0102 Fax: (530) 752-2640.