Mr. E.L. Warner sitting on an early (cast front axle) Ottawa Mule Team tractor, in the factory, before shipping.
likely circa 1949 or so.
This is a scan of an original photo in the Franklin County Historical Society archives.
He was the owner and founder of Ottawa Manufacturing, Union Foundries, Warner Manufacturing and the assorted divisions. Ottawa Manufacturing was at one time the biggest employer in the county.
Above is a Warner worker, building an Ottawa Sickle Mower that had a Continental Engine. I haven't found one of these yet.
This a a flyer on the history of the company put out by the local tractor club here in Ottawa, KS