CASE
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American maker of farm and construction machinery founded in 1842, whose name survives in the Case IH and Case CE brands.
- Founded
- 1842, by Jerome Increase Case
- Original name
- J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company
- Parent
- Tenneco, from 1967
- Today
- Case IH and Case CE brands of CNH
Case was founded in 1842 by Jerome Increase Case as the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, a name it kept until 1928, when the business was reincorporated as the J. I. Case Company. It was one of America's largest builders of steam engines and threshing machines.
Tenneco became majority owner in 1967 and in 1984 bought International Harvester's agricultural equipment division, combining the farm equipment brands as Case IH. In 1999 Case merged with New Holland Agriculture to form CNH Global.
- 1842J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company founded
- 1928Reincorporated as the J. I. Case Company
- 1984International Harvester's farm division merged in as Case IH
- 1999Merger with New Holland to form CNH Global
