2008 - The letter "M & M 6072" painted on this beam may be a form of shipping code.
4 April 2008 - The letters "M & M 6072" painted on this beam may be a form of shipping code. A number of laminated wooden beams were nailed in a curved pattern to enable the floor and roof structure to be constructed. During the barn dismantling in April 2008, one of those beams was found to include the following letters: "M & M 6072”. It is possible that these beams were prefabricated in Minnesota and shipped to Indian Head by train, with the letters and numbers referring to a rail car on the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway.
This salvaged beam is on display inside the reconstructed Bell Barn.
SOURCE:
Sask. Culture, Youth and Recreation - photographer: Frank Korvemaker