This imprint in the cement foundation of the red barn on Tyden farm #6 is representative of the imprints on many of the farm buildings on the Tyden farms
While working for the Union Pacific Railroad as a young man, Tyden noticed that the freight train doors were sealed with a soldering iron and press, a time consuming project that led to delays. Tyden studied this problem and eventually producedthe…
Mr. Tyden invented this table lock after noticing a pedestal table badly spread at the base in a store. When he asked the clerk about it, she said "These tables all spead at the bottom. It can't be helped". Tyden proeeded to invent a lock which holds…
Around 1920, Tyden's boxcar seal factory caught fire and he became interested in fire prevention. Tyden became acquainted with a St. Louis businessman who claimed to have developed some designs for fire sprinklers and valves. When Tyden found out the…
This cement press resides in the barn on Tyden Farm number 6 along with other historical farm tools as part of an agricultural museum. The cement press was utilized
on the Tyden farms where concrete was used in many of the buildings.
