Person/Organization: Taber, Silas W
Item 10860
Taber custom built buckboard, Houlton, 1898
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1898 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 10864
Concord Wagon built by Silas W. Taber, Houlton, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community
