A Comment about The Maine Spirit Blog

Historians and horse lovers owe a great debt of gratitude to Stephen Thompson for his thorough and fascinating survey of Maine’s tie to the magnificent beast that, in both work and sport, was a principal means of tying this vast state together in the long era before the automobile. Water Village, my history of Waterville, only touches on the horse, most particularly the astonishing creature named Nelson. Thompson’s work reveals the full tale of the impact of these beloved animals in this area, and in celebration of the horse, future generations will be grateful to know a story that otherwise might have been lost in the mists of time. -- Earl Smith, Dean of College, Emeritus, Colby College

Thursday, March 26, 2020

The Story of the Butler Head Numbers

In January of 2015, I visited John Butler in his Lewiston, Maine home. At the time, John was 93, He went to work everyday for two hours. In the mid-1930's his Uncle Jim Butler invented the Butler Head Numbers. When John came back from World War II, his uncle asked him to join the company. John's first day of work was at the Cumberland Fairgrounds. Quickly, John decided this work was not for him. He did, however, with his brother Frank invent and hold the patent on the clip version of the Butler Head Number. (Interview by Stephen D. Thompson)

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