John Deere opens toybox to tell company’s innovative story

In a massive exhibit hall dominated by big green machines, visitors to the John Deere Pavilion are being drawn to miniature pieces of the Moline company’s history; some small enough to fit into a child’s hand.

That’s courtesy of a new permanent exhibit in the northwest corner of Deere & Co.’s education and exhibition center at 1400 River Drive, Moline,…