Robin Hood Model Turkey Farm (Pleasant Lake)

Locality
Coordinates	Near 41.714554, -70.078217
Adm. div.	Massachusetts
Vicinity	Pleasant Lake
Type	Establishment
Interest	Robin Hood name
Status	Defunct
First Record	1939 or earlier

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Approximate location of the turkey farm.

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Robin Hood Model Turkey Farm. Tichnor Bros. postcard, c.1930-51 / Private collection.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-12-09.

Heaven knows what prompted retired engineer Thomas G. Jamieson to name his turkey farm near Pleasant Lake, Mass., after Robin Hood. The state of the art farm was well-established by 1939. Its products, "Cape Cod Cranberry Turkeys", were luxury goods sent to connoisseurs all over the USA. I do not know exactly where the farm was located.

Sources

• Klien, G. T. 'Cape Cod Cranberry Turkeys', Cranberries: The National Cranberry Magazine (December 1939), pp. six-seven.

Postcards

• Tichnor Bros.; H.L. Moore Co. Robin Hood Model Turkey Farm, Pleasant Lake, Mass. (Boston, Mass.; West Yarmouth, Mass., [1930-51]). Picture post­card (col.). 90 x 138 mm.

Notes

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