Contributed by David Gallagher through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library
Description
A display of typical Aroostook County potato harvesting equipment at about 1910. On the right is a horse-drawn one row Hoover Paddle Digger with paddles on its wheels. The turning of the wheels on the digger powers the digging mechanism. On the left is a drop axle wagon. Drop axle, or crank axle, construction lowered the freight bed, giving the wagon a lower center of gravity than traditional wagons for more efficient use of the horses' work. The lower freight bed height made it easier to load. Also seen are potato barrels and potato baskets.
About This Item
- Title: Harvesting potatoes, Presque Isle, ca. 1910
- Creation Date: circa 1910
- Subject Date: circa 1910
- Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 20 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Farms--Maine--Presque Isle
- Potatoes--Maine--Presque Isle
- Potatoes--Harvesting--Maine--Presque Isle
- Agricultural machinery & implements
- Harvesting machinery--Maine--Presque Isle
- Agricultural laborers--Maine--Preque Isle
Other Keywords
- crank axle
- drop axle
- drop axle wagon
- freight bed
- Hoover Paddle Digger
- horse
- potato barrels
- potato baskets
- potato digger
- potato harvesting
For more information about this item, contact:
Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library39 Second Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 764-2571
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