A.W. Gray Horsepower Photo Album

Inventor and manufacturer A.W. Gray’s horsepower treadmills and the threshers, cordwood saws and other machinery that they operated, revolutionized farming methods in the mid-1800s. This collection of historic photographs depict an industry that supported the town for over 50 years.

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Black-and-white patent drawing of a machine patented by A.W. Gray in 1846.

A.W. Gray’s Patent Drawing

Drawing of man operating a Gray's horse-powered Threshing Machine & Wood-Sawing Machine.

A. W. Gray’s Sons Advertisement

Brick factory building adjacent to South Street bridge

A. W. Gray’s Sons Factory

farm family posing by a saw powered by two horses on treadmill.

A.W. Gray’s Two-Horse Treadmill and Drag Saw

.W. Gray's Sons factory and water flowing over adjacent dam.

A.W. Gray's Sons Factory on Bank of Poultney River

Long view of brick factory buildings and stacks of wood in snowy landscape.

A.W. Gray's Sons Factory in Winter