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Good eye Ric. I've never seen one like this. Steve. | Good eye Ric. I've never seen one like this. Steve. | ||
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| + | These are unique to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. We called the wagon a sloven; used widely in their day as a general purpose freight carrier. Remember seeing one as late as the mid-1950's at the old Woodstock (NB) Woodworking plant,drawn by a pair of horses. For further information, see a recent article by our old friend, Ed Coleman in the Kentville Advertiser http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-289279-A-work-wagon-of-yesteryear.html Fred | ||
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Interesting to see a low wagon like that. Ric
Good eye Ric. I've never seen one like this. Steve.
These are unique to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. We called the wagon a sloven; used widely in their day as a general purpose freight carrier. Remember seeing one as late as the mid-1950's at the old Woodstock (NB) Woodworking plant,drawn by a pair of horses. For further information, see a recent article by our old friend, Ed Coleman in the Kentville Advertiser http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-289279-A-work-wagon-of-yesteryear.html Fred
