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Old 03-25-2005, 06:52 PM
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Default How Mabel got its name

According to Vern, the first engine making machine he made was a very temperamental and ornery machine to run. The Estes' had an employee back then that made a comment one day about the machine acting just like his wife Mabel. Hence the engine making machines became known as Mabel from then on.
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