[caseman]

Jerome Increase Case 1819 to 1891, founder of the J.I. Case Company. Receiving news that one of his thresher machines was not working. Infuriated by the fact that he could not fix the machine himself, he set it ablaze the next day, and sent the owner a brand new thresher machine upon return to Wisconsin.
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[Kiwi071]

He must have had a short fuse caseman

 

[DerickS]

Sounds like an egomaniac

 

[CTPhil]

Ha ha, I've had moments when I wanted to set machinery ablaze.

 

[gordon1121]

Can't say I aint never felt like it just never had the money. He honered his equipment though and thats a good thing.

 

[mlg]

The info i havee read stated that Case intended for His customer to have a product that would live up to Case claims; even if it took going to the extremes. Mot many companies today will back their claims.

 

[bettyp]

A man of his words

 

[CASENWV]

Read about that years ago......makes you think he was determined not to have anyone say anything bad about his creations..

Jim

 

[bikerdave]

Couldn't fix it, so he did the right thing! Nothing wrong with that, strange, but not wrong.

 

[missouri massey man]

I'm sure it got him a lot of verbal recommendations amongst the local farmers....lots of free publicity.

 

[prwttsh]

I've said before "a gallon of gas and a match...." BUT I never dreamt anybody actually did it. :shock: