Dowden Potato Harvester - Tache, MB
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jiggs11
N 49° 46.499 W 096° 49.225
14U E 656925 N 5515892
Nice example of a Dowden Manufacturing Potato Harvester, located near Tache MB.
Waymark Code: WM137XD
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/06/2020
Views: 4
Dowden Manufacturing was located in Prairie City, IA. Its principal claim to fame was its patented Potato Harvester aka the Potato Digger. Original patents were applied for in 1873.
The diggers were originally designed to be pulled behind a team. Later versions were modified so they could be pulled by a tractor.
The digger is just one of about 100 pieces of vintage tractors, pieces of equipment and farm vehicles on display at Pete's Canada Center Heritage Museum located on the Trans Canada Highway just east of Winnipeg near the village of Tache, MB.
Use or Purpose of Equipment: Harvesting potatoes/root vegetables
Approximate age: 90
Manufacturer and model: +Dowden Manufacturing Potato Harvester
Still in Use?: No
Location:
Pete's Canada Centre Heritage Museum
Tache, MB
Fee for Access: no
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