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Horsepower, 1884

As I was doing my usual reading of old newspapers I ran across this advertisement. Ads for agricultural implements aren’t unusual, but this one in a May 1884 issue of the Bismarck Tribune caught my eye because of the odd device at the top. Mounted to a wagon are a large array of gears and […]

Posted byDerek DahlsadApril 7, 2013March 11, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags: 1880s, advertising, farming, horse powerLeave a comment on Horsepower, 1884
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