Keywords: Taber wagon
Item 10881
Taber gear assembly prototype, Houlton, 1903
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1903-02-03 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 10867
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Houlton Media: Postcard
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
Exhibit
Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.
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