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Description
The Laffaty Brothers were wagon builders in Caribou in the 1890s and 1900s. This model uses potatoes to indicate the great load-bearing capacity of the wagon design.
Note that the wagon is of "drop-axel" design; the freight bed is lower than the wheel hubs. This design was popular at the time because the the wagon had a lower center of gravity and it was easier to load.
About This Item
- Title: Laffaty wagon model, Caribou, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Caribou, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 17 cm x 24 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- Models
- Laffaty Wagon Company (Caribou, Me.)--Products
- Potatoes
- Laffaty Wagon Company (Caribou, Me.)--Exhibitions & displays
- Wagons
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