Both Daniel Massey and Alanson Harris were Canadians who had established successful farm implement companies in the mid 1800s. In 1891, the Massey Manufacturing Company and A. Harris Son & Company Ltd. merged to form Massey-Harris. However it wouldn't be until 1917 that the company began selling tractors. Their first attempt was a marketing agreement for the Bull tractor that ended in failure. In 1919, they formed another agreement, this time with the Parrett Tractor company of Chicago, Parrett went out of business in 1922. M-H tried again in 1928 with the acquisition of J.I. Case Plow Works and the Wallis tractor line. The Wallis was a success and established M-H in the tractor business. In 1953, Massey-Harris merged with Ferguson to become Massey-Ferguson.
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Henry Wallis started the Wallis Tractor Company in Cleveland, Ohio in 1912 but he soon moved to Racine, Wisconsin where his firm merged with the J.I. Case Plow Works. Wallis tractors were known for their fuel efficiency and U-shaped steel frame. When Massey-Harris bought the J.I. Case Plow Works Company they sold the Case name back to the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company. In 1929, the Wallis 12-20 was introduced, it was also sold as the Massey-Harris 12-20, Certified 12-20 and provided the base on which the later Massey-Harris Pacemaker and Challenger tractors would be built.
Henry Wallis started the Wallis Tractor Company in Cleveland, Ohio in 1912 but he soon moved to Racine, Wisconsin where his firm merged with the J.I. Case Plow Works. Wallis tractors were known for their fuel efficiency and U-shaped steel frame. When Massey-Harris bought the J.I. Case Plow Works Company they sold the Case name back to the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company. In 1929, the Wallis 12-20 was introduced, it was also sold as the Massey-Harris 12-20, Certified 12-20 and provided the base on which the later Massey-Harris Pacemaker and Challenger tractors would be built.
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