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The Frank Held Tractor Company        Columbus, Ohio        Est. 1921
GroMor Photo Gallery
This is the GroMor display at the Ohio State Fair around 1923. This is Frank Held's 2 sons, Clarance and Oliver pushing the GroMors.
This is a photo of Frank Held demonstrating the GroMor Cultivator on his farm.
1920 Gro Mor Cultivator. Engine B&S MODEL PB Photo from Frank Held in North Carolina.
Inventor of the Gro-Mor, Frank Held
Presumably Frank Held was using a Planet Jr. or something similar when he had the idea to invent a cultivator with a motor on it. He designed the GroMor to be able to use Planet Jr. Attachments.
Gromor w/ B&S Model P engine. Photo taken at Yarnell's Farm.
GroMor with a Merkel motor. Courtesy of Mike H.
GroMor with a Merkel motor. Courtesy of Mike H.
GroMor with a Merkel motor. Courtesy of Mike H.
GroMor with a Merkel motor. Courtesy of Mike H.
GroMor with B&S PB Engine. Photo courtesy of Carl D.
GroMor with B&S PB Engine. Photo courtesy of Carl D.
GroMor with B&S PB Engine. Photo courtesy of Carl D.
GroMor with B&S PB Engine. Photo courtesy of Carl D.
GroMor with B&S PB Engine. Photo courtesy of Carl D.
This is Duane Yarnell's GroMor, it has the B&S Model P engine. Duane is the Great Grandson of Frank Held.
This is Duane Yarnell's GroMor, it has the B&S Model P engine. Duane is the Great Grandson of Frank Held.
This is the pulverizer attachment for small vegetable gardens with hard dirt.
GroMor with Merkel
GroMor with Merkel
This is the first Gro-Mor Jr. it is at the Ohio State Farm Science Review in London Ohio.
This is the first Gro-Mor Jr. it is at the Ohio State Farm Science Review in London Ohio.
This is the first Gro-Mor Jr. it is at the Ohio State Farm Science Review in London Ohio.
This is the first Gro-Mor Jr. it is at the Ohio State Farm Science Review in London Ohio.
This is the first Gro-Mor Jr. it is at the Ohio State Farm Science Review in London Ohio.
This is GroMor Tractor Number 324 with engine number 1245 in its original state. This would have been manufactured circa 1921-1923. Photo courtesy of Chuck B. from Ohio.
This is GroMor Tractor Number 324 with engine number 1245 in its original state. This would have been manufactured circa 1921-1923. Photo courtesy of Chuck B. from Ohio.
This is GroMor Tractor Number 324 with engine number 1245 in its original state. This would have been manufactured circa 1921-1923. Photo courtesy of Chuck B. from Ohio.
This is Frank Held's grandson Jerry Held and Great Grandson Duane Yarnell loading the GroMor on the parade float at the 2013 VGTCOA. Photos courtesy of Randy Wilcox.
Frank Held's grandson Frank Held along with great grandsons Duane Yarnell and Kaleb Held at the 2013 VGTCOA show.
Frank Held's grandson Frank Held along with great grandson Kaleb Held and great great grandson Keegan Held on the GroMor parade float.
Frank Held's great grandson Duane Yarnell at the GroMor display in the 2013 VGTCOA show feature tent.
Frank Held's great grandson Dathan Held demonstrating the freshly restored GroMor cultivator at the 2013 VGTCOA show.
This is Frank Held's grandson Frank Held starting the GroMor cultivator.
10 GroMor Cultivators on display at the 2013 VGTCOA show in Plain City, Ohio.
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The GroMor in the video above was passed down from Frank Held to his son Oliver Held and then to Oliver's son Don Held. Don has shared it with the family and it was restored in 2013 by Frank Held's great grandsons Kaleb & Dathan Held.