Museum: (Satellite)
Allis-Chalmers entered the agriculture business in 1914. In 1931, A-C bought the struggling Rumely company and aquired a dealer network as well as a large factory in La Porte. [AllisChalmers]
I recognize Rumely as the manufacture of the Oil-Pull Tractor.
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| J and L Videos posted All Crop Harvesters on the assembly line at the Allis Chalmers La Porte factory: |
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| RumelyAllis |
Marker at Madison Street and Lincolnway.
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| in "Meinrad Rumely (1823-1904), a German immigrant, founded a blacksmith shop here 1853, which grew into a dominant company through reorganizations and acquisitions. Rumely companies in La Porte benefited from available rail transportation plus German and later Polish immigrant laborers. Products included a wide variety of agricultural machines." |
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| in "Rumely's prizewinning thresher later became one of the earliest powered by steam. Thousands of OilPull tractors sold worldwide 1910-1930. Rumely companies were at the forefront of mechanization of American and world agriculture and had significant impact on La Porte. Allis-Chalmers acquired the firm 1931 and closed La Porte plant 1983." |
There is now a museum in La Porte concerning Rumley and A-C's ag business.
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| MichiganCityLaPorte |
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| Jeff Watt, Jun 2022 |
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| Street View, Jun 2024 |
A display by a private collecter near the musem was stolen.
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| wstb |
The red cross is the location of the marker near the top of these notes. I'm guessing that the plant started down by Lincolnway and expanded north to the buildings that were west of Clear Lake.
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