Joseph Peavey invented the peavey, a log-driving tool, in 1858, but what cheated

Authors

Elizabeth Peavey

Source

Down East

Date

11-1-1993

Pages

52-53, 77-78

Abstract

Joseph Peavey invented the peavey, a log-driving tool, in 1858, but what cheated out of a patent on the tool by a blacksmith with a bottle of rum. The author recounts her attempt to show that Joseph Peavey was an ancestor. Details.

Subjects

Forests and forestry, Peavey, Joseph

Recommended Citation

Peavey, Elizabeth, "Joseph Peavey invented the peavey, a log-driving tool, in 1858, but what cheated" (1993). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 114.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/114