Just some of the displays at the Maasdam Barns:
A working Louden Litter Carrier like the one above is mounted on tracks in the Show Barn.
Louden stanchions are on display in the Show Barn.
An early Louden hay carrier is in the Mare Barn.
An original "Charter Oak" Turney farm wagon is here. This wagon was purchased new in 1919, and then returned to Fairfield in 1979. See photos and the story here.
To learn more about Joel Turney & Co and to see catalogue pictures of their products, click here.
There will be occasional demonstrations by draft horses at the barns. Some examples are here.
Many other displays and exhibits are in the barns and the museum, which tell the stories of the Maasdam Barns, the Louden Machinery Company, Joel Turney and Co, and other early Fairfield industries.
Also, there are some Louden displays at the Fairfield
Carnegie Museum. See their website at
www.cmuseum350.weebly.com
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