A father son duo, Lawrence G. and Richard Unverferth, refine and test a mechanical beet-thinning tool called the Beet Blocker for the family farm. In the same year, a patent issues for this product.
Richard, teamed with his father, Lawrence, open L.G. Unverferth Manufacturing with a loan from family members using their war bonds. The company begins by manufacturing combine shucker control levers.
The Unverferth duo introduce bolt-on, stovepipe hat-shaped wheel extensions for adding dual wheels to tractors.
