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A Profile of the F. E. Myers CompanyBy C. S. McNaull Mgr.,Engineering Services 1100 Myers Parkway Ashknd, Ohio 44805-1969 In 1870, the United States was emerging from Civil War and was on the brink of a sweeping industrial revolution. At that time in Ashland, Ohio, Francis E. Myers left his father's farm to begin selling tools and hardware to the local farm trade. In the basement of a rented building on Ashland's cobble stoned Main Street, Francis and younger brother Philip A. started what was then called "The F. E. Myers & Bro. Company." The above photo shows a John Deere engine driving a Myers "Working Head" pump. The working head pumps were made in 6, 9, and 12 inch stroke models. They converted rotary motion into reciprocal motion to drive "sucker" rod up and down to operate a cylinder in the bottom of the well. This type o... 812 of 5306 characters shown.
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