Farm Collector

PRISON-BUILT FARM EQUIPMENT

Farmers have been tight with a nickel since the nickel was invented, so it comes as no surprise that enterprising salesmen found a way to offer a bargain. The surprise comes when the salesman is also the warden of the Minnesota State Prison.

In this 1903 letter, Warden Henry Wolfer offered sale pricing

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