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Description
John Watson founded the John Watson Company in 1886 on Main Street in Houlton selling hardware, tools and farming equipment.
The company manufactured the Watson sprayer and the Aspinwall Planter.
Watson also owned three starch factories in the area; Dirigo Starch Factory in Houlton (1880), Smyrna Factory (1884), and Monticell Factory (1894). He also owned a shop that manufactured sleighs, pungs and carriages.
About This Item
- Title: John Watson, Houllton, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 14 cm x 10 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- Aspinwall Planter
- carriages
- Dirigo Starch Factory
- farming equipment
- hardware
- John Watson Company
- Monticell Factory
- pungs
- sleighs
- Smyrna Factory
- starch factories
- tools
- Watson Sprayer
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Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum109 Main Street, Houlton, ME 04730
207-532-4216
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