Contributed by Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
Description
This Brown Company automated seed potato cutter improved efficiency over simple hand cutting. Workers loaded potatoes onto moving holders and the potatoes were cut behind a protective screen. This arrangement reduced the risk of workers catching a hand in the mechanism.
About This Item
- Title: Brown Company Automated seed potato cutting system, Littleton, ca. 1955
- Creation Date: circa 1955
- Subject Date: circa 1955
- Location: Littleton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Steel
- Dimensions: 178 cm x 114 cm x 53 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum1678 U.S. Route 1, Littleton, ME 04730
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