Caswell County History: Tobacco Curer, 1946
In 1946, Caswell Motor Company [owned by John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992)] sold "The Leggett" tobacco curer, described as:
"A unit that will turn your oil into a gas and then burns the gas. The up-draft feeds the flames and the down-draft fans the flame into a level fire in the middle of the flu, assuring equal distribution of heat throughout the barn by use of two burners at no additional cost.
"Lower fuel consumption due to up and down drafts. Absence of carbon automatically assures efficient operation. No sitting up all night.
"Our price covers the cost of two burners with all operating parts installed at $150.00. This applies to all barns from 16x16 to 22x22."
The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), 18 February 1946, Monday, Page 26.
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