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THE STORY BEHIND My GallowayBy Gary MurphyClemmons, North Carolina 27012 The story began almost sixty years ago in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Mr. L. R. Davis, now deceased, mail ordered this engine for use in his small furniture shop. Up until now, his shop had been powered by a large hand wheel. He would hire a man to turn the hand wheel which powered his shop equipment. Mr. Davis hired his help for ten cents per day. Whenever larger items, such as bed posts, needed to be made, he would pay twenty-five cents per day. He also fed his employee three meals a day. The machinery in his shop consisted of lathe, drill, press, table saw and bench saws. The Galloway, of course, replaced his hired helper. The engine was capable of powering the shop equipment-all at one time if need be. He built a line shaft through his shop to power the individual machinery. Mr. Davis passed away in ... 797 of 2792 characters shown.
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