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J. Wilson's Improved Cast-iron Plough

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(c) Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield MA. All rights reserved.
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John Wilson was a prominent agriculturist and the inventor and manufacturer of agricultural implements, one of which is the plough pictured here. In addition Wilson built, in 1816, a printing office and publishing office in Deerfield, Massachusetts, which he operated with his brother-in-law, Rodolphus Dickinson (1786-1862) for four years until 1820.

 

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J. Wilson's Improved Cast iron Plough

creator   Colonel John Wilson (1782-1869)
date   1839
location   Deerfield, Massachusetts
height   7.0"
width   10.0"
width   8.0"
height   6.75"
process/materials   manuscript, paper, ink
item type   Art/Drawing
accession #   #L04.003


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Affidavit for Wilson's plough

Patent application for J. Wilson's plough

Sketch of Wilson Printing Office


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