I have been collecting antique tractors for about ten years now and up until I took this photo I never new the Brockway Company made farm tractors. The company which is well-known among antique truck collectors due to the fact that it was a truck company from 1909-1977. The Brockway Motor Company made very few farm tractors in the early 1950's making this a very rare find for me in Brooklyn, CT.
You have probably discovered by now that these tractors were actually made by the same brotherly team that created the Leader tractor line in Auburn OH. The Cortland NY truck manufacturers tolerated their use of the name as long as they limited their production to farm equipment, since it was their family surname. The Brockway tractor production company was established in Bedford OH and produced two models from 1949-59 totaling about 500 original units, few of which still exist. One family member (son or grandson) is still alive and owns a few out in Bedford as of 2015. Yes, yours is quite a find....
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