296 - FULL ISSUE - Plymouth Club

Plymouth ButterMY WIFE AND I believe Plymouth Butter was produced untilthe late 1950s. Manufactured from “sweet pasteurizedcream,” Plymouth Butter was produced by the PlymouthCo-operative Creamery in Plymouth, Iowa. My wife is fromPlymouth.-- Carol KastlerMason City, IowaPlymouth vacuum cleanerWE VISITED the Don Garlits Museum in February while wewere in Florida. Always the loyal Chrysler supporter, Doneven uses a Plymouth vacuum. “Hey, as long as it still workswho needs one of them new- fangled Hoovers.”-- Marv RaguseOakland, MichiganSUBMITTED BY MARV RAGUSEPlymouth Binder TwineTHIS IS WHAT STARTED IT ALL. When it came to choosing aname for their low-priced car, Walter P. Chrysler found thename Plymouth attractive not because of the Rock nor thecolony but because it was a name known to all farmers, theirprimary sales market.Established in 1824, the Plymouth Cordage Company ofPlymouth, Massachusetts, primarily produced ropes for sailingships. Eventually, they branched out into other products,particularly binder twine. In 1904, they set upoperations in Canada to gain access to the vastwheatland market on the Canadian prairies.Changing commercial and agriculturalpractices brought the companies to a close in1970.-41-Plymouth tractorINTRODUCED by the Fate-Root-Heath company of Plymouth,Ohio, in 1933, the tractor quickly drew the attention ofChrysler Corporation. Ready to sue, Chrysler’s lawyers discoveredthat the Ohio company had been using the Plymouthname for years on locomotives, trucks and even a car. A onedollarsettlement was reached (some reports add that threePlymouth cars a year were included in the deal) and the tractorbecame the Silver King in 1935.Plymouth locomotive: Nevada City, MontanaSUBMITTED BY JIM BENJAMINSON